NWS Hastings NEFA.W 0017October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Nuckolls and Thayer, NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a flood warning for Nuckolls and Thayer in Nebraska, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on October 2. It was the 17th areal flood warning the NWS office in Hastings issued in 2026. Nebraska had 40 flood warnings in October 2026, against 3 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 19.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hastings NE
- Area
- Nuckolls and Thayer
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:34 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGID FA.W 0017
- 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...Minor Flooding along portions of the Little Blue River in Thayer and Nuckolls counties * WHERE...East Central Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska... Northern Thayer County in south central Nebraska... * WHEN...Until 730 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations continues. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1104 PM CDT, automated river gauges continue to indicate that minor flooding is occurring along the Little Blue River as a result of heavy rainfall over the last few days. At 10:15 PM CDT, a gauge along the Little Blue River at Hebron reported a stage of 14.0 feet, which was 0.5 feet above the minor flood stage of 13.5 feet. As a result, minor flooding continues both upstream and downstream of Hebron along the Little Blue River through Thayer County. Since the river crested at 14.9 feet around 8AM Thursday morning, water levels have continued to gradually fall. Though water levels appear to be falling at the gauge site at Hebron, water levels upstream at the gauge site near Deshler, however, still continue to just barely rise. As of 10:45PM CDT, the upstream gauge near Deshler rests at 16.4 feet, just barely into the minor flood stage starting at 16 feet. It is uncertain how much water is still left to collect upstream, though recent water level increases have appeared to of substantially slowed. This leads us to believe that water levels may be soon to crest tonight. Minor flooding along the stretch of the Little Blue river across Thayer and Nuckolls county will be expected to continue on through the night and into a portion of the day Friday. - This includes the following streams and drainages... Dry Creek, South Fork Big Sandy Creek, Little Blue River, Little Sandy Creek, Oak Creek, Walnut Creek, Elk Creek, Turtle Creek, Spring Creek, Dry Sandy Creek and Big Sandy Creek. - Some locations that could experience flooding include... Hebron, Davenport, Bruning, Alexandria, Carleton, Oak and Belvidere. - 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.
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