Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hastings NE
310 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-301115-
/O.CON.KGID.FA.A.0005.260930T0000Z-261002T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance-
Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York-Gosper-
Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-Webster-
Nuckolls-Thayer-
Including the cities of Genoa, Superior, Stockton, Litchfield, Willow
Island, Geneva, Hebron, Kearney, Hildreth, Fullerton, Campbell,
Gothenburg, Bellaire, Downs, Deshler, Greeley,
Fairmont, Mankato, Alma, Blue Hill, Franklin, St. Paul, Harvard,
Wolbach, Clay Center, Ord, Edgar, Osborne, Shelby, Cozad, Bostwick,
Orleans, Exeter, Minden, York, Spalding, Sutton, Oxford, Scotia,
Arapahoe, Grand Island, Beaver City, Central City, Sherman Reservoir,
Phillipsburg, Hastings, Lexington, Ionia, Beloit, Burr Oak, Nelson,
Johnson Lake, Jewell, Rosemont, Polk, Loup City, Hollinger,
Stromsburg, Codell, Plainville, Aurora, Fairfield, Red Cloud,
Holdrege, Smith Center, Elwood, Cambridge, Inavale, Bladen, Osceola,
and Kensington
310 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas, including the following
  counties, Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks and Smith and
  Nebraska, including the following counties, Adams, Buffalo, Clay,
  Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Greeley, Hall,
  Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Kearney, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls,
  Phelps, Polk, Sherman, Thayer, Valley, Webster and York.

* WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Through Thursday afternoon, most of the area will see additional
    rounds of mainly light to moderate rain, with embedded pockets of
    heavy rain. Cumulative rainfall totals of mainly 2-5 inches are
    expected, with the highest amounts expected to mainly focus
    within counties south of Interstate 80 and down into north
    central Kansas. Although most areas will not experience flooding,
    isolated to scattered instances of flooding or flash flooding are
    possible, especially across areas still saturated from heavy
    rainfall last week.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

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