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 10:00 a.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 19.3 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
- 2:41 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.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
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Nebraska... Republican River At Guide Rock affecting Webster and Nuckolls Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Kansas...Nebraska... Republican River Near Hardy affecting Jewell, Nuckolls and Republic Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Republican River at Guide Rock. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Minor agricultural lowland flooding occurs and roads B and E will begin to be impacted. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet, which was still a bit below minor flood stage of 12.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to continue a slow climb into this evening, cresting just over flood stage around 12.6 feet late tonight into early Friday morning. It is then forecast to slip back below flood stage by around sunrise Friday, and continue falling over the next few days. - 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.