NWS Hastings NEFL.W 0003October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jewell, Republic and Nuckolls, KS and NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a flood warning for Jewell, Republic and Nuckolls in Kansas, Nebraska, in force until 3:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 3rd river flood warning the NWS office in Hastings issued in 2026. Kansas had 15 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 21.6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hastings NE
- Area
- Jewell, Republic and Nuckolls
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:25 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGID FL.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska...Kansas... Republican River Near Hardy affecting Nuckolls, Republic and Jewell Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Republican River near Hardy. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Water floods rural agricultural land. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.1 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage around midday today and crest near 11.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening to 10.0 feet Friday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
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.