Headline:
Flood Watch issued June 20 at 3:00PM CDT until June 21 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 1:00pm
Expires:
June 21, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
* 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...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Through roughly sunrise Sunday morning, the entire Watch area
will be prone to seeing one or more rounds of thunderstorms
producing heavy rain, primarily occurring Saturday evening into
early Sunday morning. For the majority of the Watch area, 24-hour
rainfall totals by sunrise Sunday will likely reach 1 to 3
inches, but small portions of the area could end up with at least
3 to 6 inches of total rainfall, including rain that already fell
during the day Saturday. Due to the combination of upcoming and
previously-fallen rain, various pockets of the Watch area could
experience flooding or flash flooding issues into early Sunday
morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: