NWS Cheyenne WYFA.W 0001May 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Kimball, NE
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a flood warning for Kimball in Nebraska, which was in force until 2:45 a.m. local time on May 31. It was the 1st areal flood warning the NWS office in Cheyenne issued in 2026. Nebraska had 2 flood warnings in May 2026, against 23 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Kimball
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:50 p.m. MDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 2:45 a.m. MDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCYS FA.W 0001
- 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...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of panhandle Nebraska, including the following county, Kimball. * WHEN...Until 245 AM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 847 PM MDT, Emergency management reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. County roads have water flowing over them, blocking passage. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Oliver Reservoir may see increasing water levels due to small, flooded streams flowing into the Reservoir. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kimball, Dix, Bushnell, Kimball Municipal Airport, Oliver Reservoir, Panorama Point, Kimball County Fairgrounds and Oliver Reservoir Campground. - 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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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.