NWS Hastings NEFL.W 0005October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Nuckolls and Webster, NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a flood warning for Nuckolls and Webster in Nebraska, which was in force until 1:45 p.m. local time on October 2. It was the 5th river 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 19.8 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 Webster
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:57 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGID FL.W 0005
- 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
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Nebraska... Republican River At Guide Rock affecting Nuckolls and Webster Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is currently ongoing and will be expected to continue through the rest of the night tonight. * WHERE...Republican River at Guide Rock. * WHEN...Until Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Minor agricultural lowland flooding occurs and roads B and E will begin to be impacted. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.7 feet, or 0.2 feet above the minor flooding stage. - Forecast...The river is expected to continue to rise tonight, cresting around 13.6 feet just after midnight. The river will then be expected to gradually fall back below flood stage sometime Friday morning. - Flood stage is 12.5 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.