NWS Hastings NEFA.W 0019November 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton and 4 more, NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a flood warning for Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton and 4 more in Nebraska, in force until 3:00 p.m. local time on November 4. It was the 19th areal flood warning the NWS office in Hastings issued in 2026.
Warning
Issued8:56 p.m. CST, November 3, 2026
In force8:56 p.m. CST, November 3, 2026
Expires3:00 p.m. CST, November 4, 2026
In force for 18.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hastings NE
- Area
- Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton and 4 more
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:56 p.m. CST, November 3, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 p.m. CST, November 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGID FA.W 0019
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by earlier excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Merrick County in central Nebraska... Nance County in central Nebraska... Polk County in east central Nebraska... York County in east central Nebraska... Northern Clay County in south central Nebraska... Northwestern Fillmore County in south central Nebraska... Hamilton County in south central Nebraska... * WHEN...Until 300 PM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of several smaller creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring, along with possible flooding along a few area rivers. Numerous rural roads likely remain in very poor condition. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 839 PM CST, Various reports along with data from automated river gauges indicated that mainly minor flooding continues within various parts of the Warning area, due to a widespread 2-5 inches of rain that fell from Monday into Tuesday. Although excess water will continue to gradually recede from rural roads and low-lying areas now that rain has ended and most of the next several days will be dry, minor flooding will remain possible for at least another day or two especially along smaller creeks and streams in the area, along with perhaps a few smaller rivers. In particular, automated gauges indicate that minor flooding is possible over the next few days, or perhaps even already occurring, along the Silver Creek and Prairie Creek in Merrick and Nance counties, and also along the West Fork Big Blue River in portions of Hamilton, Fillmore and York counties...including the McCool Junction area. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Galaway Creek, North Branch Big Blue River, Prairie Slough, Beaver Creek, Wood River, Stone Creek, Prairie Creek, West Fork Big Blue River, Lincoln Creek, Timber Creek, School Creek, Clear Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Plum Creek, Elk Creek, Dry Run Creek, Warm Slough, Moores Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... York, Aurora, Central City, Fullerton, Stromsburg, Harvard, Genoa, Henderson, Osceola, Shelby, Palmer, Hampton, McCool Junction, Clarks, Silver Creek, Giltner, Polk, Chapman, Phillips and Bradshaw. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.