973  
WGUS43 KGID 010228  
FLWGID  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
928 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
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JEWELL KS-NUCKOLLS NE-THAYER NE-  
928 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN JEWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...  
NUCKOLLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
THAYER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING  
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 922 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
THAT MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA HAD PICKED UP AT LEAST 2.5 TO 4.5  
INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING OF  
SEVERAL RURAL ROADS IS LIKELY. AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO  
EXPERIENCE AT LEAST SIGNIFICANT WITHIN-BANK RISES, AND MAINLY  
MINOR FLOODING OF SOME MAIN RIVERS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AT LEAST  
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA COULD RECEIVE AT LEAST ANOTHER 1-2  
INCHES OF RAIN TONIGHT BEFORE RAIN MOVES OUT OR BECOMES MUCH  
LIGHTER, AND, AT LEAST SOME LIGHTER RAIN COULD ALSO FALL DURING  
THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE RAIN COMPLETELY ENDS FOR SEVERAL DAYS.  
 
THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVELY REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY-  
ISSUED FLOOD ADVISORY VALID UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SAME  
AREA.  
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...  
BURR OAK CREEK, LIMESTONE CREEK, LITTLE SANDY CREEK, MOOREHOUSE  
CREEK, BEAVER CREEK, BIG SANDY CREEK, SPRING BRANCH, MIDDLE  
CREEK, BUFFALO CREEK, BIG TIMBER CREEK, SPRING CREEK, EAST MARSH  
CREEK, WALNUT CREEK, ELK CREEK, HUMPHREY BRANCH ROSE CREEK,  
MIDDLE LIMESTONE CREEK, ADVENT CREEK, LITTLE OAK CREEK, LOST  
CREEK,SOUTH FORK BIG SANDY CREEK, DRY CREEK, WHITE ROCK CREEK,  
COTTONWOOD CREEK, LIBERTY CREEK AND OAK CREEK.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
SUPERIOR, HEBRON, DESHLER, NELSON, LAWRENCE, DAVENPORT, BRUNING,  
CHESTER, ALEXANDRIA, BURR OAK, HARDY, RUSKIN, ESBON, CARLETON,  
BYRON, HUBBELL, OAK, BELVIDERE, GILEAD AND WEBBER.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4000 9839 4000 9827 4035 9827 4034 9774  
4034 9737 4000 9737 4000 9793 3984 9793  
3989 9813 3968 9850 3971 9850  
 
 
 
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