NWS Hastings NEFA.W 0014September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Jewell, Nuckolls and Thayer, KS and NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a flood warning for Jewell, Nuckolls and Thayer in Kansas, Nebraska, which was in force until 12:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 14th areal flood warning the NWS office in Hastings issued in 2026. Kansas had 13 flood warnings in September 2026, against 32 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 14.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hastings NE
- Area
- Jewell, Nuckolls and Thayer
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:28 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGID FA.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northern Jewell County in north central Kansas... Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska... Thayer County in south central Nebraska... * WHEN...Until noon CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that much of the Warning area had picked up at least 2.5 to 4.5 inches of rain in the last few hours. At least minor flooding of several rural roads is likely. Area creeks and rivers will also experience at least significant within-bank rises, and mainly minor flooding of some main rivers is also possible. At least portions of the Warning area could receive at least another 1-2 inches of rain tonight before rain moves out or becomes much lighter, and, at least some lighter rain could also fall during the day Thursday before rain completely ends for several days. This areal Flood Warning effectively replaces the previously- issued Flood Advisory valid until 2 AM Thursday for the same area. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Burr Oak Creek, Limestone Creek, Little Sandy Creek, Moorehouse Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Sandy Creek, Spring Branch, Middle Creek, Buffalo Creek, Big Timber Creek, Spring Creek, East Marsh Creek, Walnut Creek, Elk Creek, Humphrey Branch Rose Creek, Middle Limestone Creek, Advent Creek, Little Oak Creek, Lost Creek,South Fork Big Sandy Creek, Dry Creek, White Rock Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Liberty Creek and Oak Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Superior, Hebron, Deshler, Nelson, Lawrence, Davenport, Bruning, Chester, Alexandria, Burr Oak, Hardy, Ruskin, Esbon, Carleton, Byron, Hubbell, Oak, Belvidere, Gilead and Webber. - 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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.