NWS Hastings NEFL.W 0003September 30, 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, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 3rd river flood warning the NWS office in Hastings issued in 2026. Kansas had 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 23.7 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, Republic and Nuckolls
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:33 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- In force from
- 5:21 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGID FL.W 0003
- 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
...The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Nebraska...Kansas... Little Blue River Near Deweese affecting Nuckolls and Clay Counties. Republican River Near Hardy affecting Republic, Nuckolls and Jewell Counties. Republican River Near Riverton affecting Franklin County. Republican River At Guide Rock affecting Nuckolls and Webster Counties. Solomon River At Beloit affecting Mitchell County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Republican River near Hardy. * WHEN...From early Thursday morning to late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, The north and south approach of the Republican River Bridge south of Hardy will see shallow flooding as the river expands outward reaching a maximum width of 0.9 mile. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 3.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage to a crest of 13.0 feet Thursday morning. It is currently forecast to fall below flood stage late Thursday evening. - 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.