101  
WGUS43 KGID 021724  
FLWGID  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1224 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
 
NEC059-185-031800-  
/O.EXT.KGID.FA.W.0018.000000T0000Z-261003T1800Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
FILLMORE NE-YORK NE-  
1224 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.  
 
* WHERE...ALONG THE WEST FORK BIG BLUE RIVER IN SOUTHEASTERN YORK  
COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTHWESTERN FILLMORE COUNTY IN  
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING  
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS OCCURRING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 1212 PM CDT, THE GAUGE ALONG THE WEST FORK BIG BLUE RIVER  
NORTH OF GRAFTON WAS AT 13.0 FEET, WHICH WAS 2.0 FEET ABOVE MINOR  
FLOOD STAGE OF 11.0 FEET. AS A RESULT, FAIRLY WIDESPREAD FLOODING  
OF PASTURES AND FIELDS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RIVER  
CONTINUES, INCLUDING DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE MCCOOL JUNCTION AREA  
TO THE SEWARD COUNTY LINE. BASED ON TRENDS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL  
HOURS AT THE GRAFTON GAUGE, WATER LEVELS APPEAR TO HAVE CRESTED  
AND HAVE STARTED A VERY SLOW, GRADUAL DROP THAT SHOULD CONTINUE  
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE RIVER  
WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL AT LEAST SOMETIME  
SATURDAY, PROMPTING THIS WARNING TO BE EXTENDED OUT FARTHER IN  
TIME.  
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...  
WEST FORK BIG BLUE RIVER.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
MCCOOL JUNCTION, AND RURAL AREAS ALONG THE WEST FORK BIG BLUE  
RIVER BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF MCCOOL JUNCTION.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4070 9774 4069 9767 4072 9762 4076 9759  
4079 9737 4077 9737 4074 9756 4072 9757  
4068 9763 4067 9767 4067 9773 4063 9782  
4066 9782  
 

 
 
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