Webster County Emergency Management

10/01/2026

🚨 FLOODING & ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE 🚨

There are still several areas experiencing flooding, and some county roads are affected.

⚠️ Please use caution when traveling throughout the county. Do not attempt to drive through flooded roadways.

🚧 ROAD CLOSURE:
County Road 500 from Highway 136 to Road K is CLOSED due to flooding.

Please slow down, stay alert, and avoid closed or flooded roads. Stay safe!

10/01/2026

933 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Republican River at Guide Rock.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Minor agricultural lowland flooding occurs
and roads B and E will begin to be impacted.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 3.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Thursday afternoon to a crest of 13.4 feet early Friday morning.
It is currently forecast to fall below flood stage Friday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.5 feet.

10/01/2026

731 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Franklin County in south central Nebraska...
Southeastern Harlan County in south central Nebraska...
Webster 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 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that much of the Warning area had picked up at least 2-4 inches
of rain in the last few hours. Primarily minor flooding of
several rural roads is likely. Area creeks and rivers will also
experience at least noticeable within- bank rises, and actual
flooding of main rivers is possible but less certain. At least
portions of the Warning area could receive at least another 1-2
inches of rain before rain eases up later tonight, and additional
rain could 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 1 AM Thursday for the same
area.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Turkey Creek, Oak Creek, Moorehouse Creek, Beaver Creek, School
Creek,West Fork Farmers Creek, Spring Creek, Walnut Creek, Rock
Creek East Fork Farmers Creek, Big Cottonwood Creek, West Penny
Creek, Center Creek, Farmers Creek, Ash Creek, Penny Creek, Bone
Creek, Indian Creek, Thompson Creek, Flat Creek, Willow Creek,
Crooked Creek, West Fork Elm Creek, amd Little Cottonwood Creek.
- Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Red Cloud, Franklin, Blue Hill, Campbell, Bladen, Guide Rock,
Upland, Naponee, Bloomington, Riverton, Cowles, Inavale and
Rosemont.
- 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.

Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to some part of the United States and its territories nearly every day of the year. This site is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a flood event. If you know what to do before, during, and after a flood you can increase your chances of survival and bet...

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

09/28/2026

*** THIS POST IS OUTDATED. PLEASE REFER TO THE MOST RECENT POST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. ***

Large portion of the region will have moderate to high chances for total rain amounts of at least 3 inches. The heavy rain, combined with lingering damp soil from last week's rain, could lead to areas of flooding. Rain will be most widespread/persistent Tuesday evening into Thursday morning.

09/27/2026

Heavy rainfall and potential flooding is becoming an increasing concern for the upcoming work week. Rain is likely to return Monday night and continue periodically through much of the work week. Total rainfall amounts of at least 2-4 inches are expected, which combined with already wet soils, could lead to areal and river flooding later this week. Stay tuned to the forecast over the coming days!

09/17/2026

Dense fog has developed across the area early this morning, a Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 10AM. Use caution if you must travel this morning, be prepared for quickly changing conditions!

09/14/2026

Smith KS-Nuckolls NE-Thayer NE-Webster NE-Jewell KS-
630 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
..A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JEWELL...SOUTHERN
NUCKOLLS...SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER...SOUTHWESTERN THAYER AND
NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 630 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Lebanon to near Burr
Oak to over Superior, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

The strong thunderstorm will be near...
Superior, Hardy, Burr Oak and Webber around 635 PM CDT.
Red Cloud around 645 PM CDT.
Ruskin and Bostwick around 650 PM CDT.
Guide Rock and Deshler around 655 PM CDT.
Nora around 705 PM CDT.
Nelson around 710 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

09/14/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
421 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Jewell County in north central Kansas...
Northeastern Smith County in north central Kansas...
Southwestern Fillmore County in south central Nebraska...
Nuckolls County in south central Nebraska...
Western Thayer County in south central Nebraska...
Southeastern Webster County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 421 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
9 miles north of Esbon to near Guide Rock to near Bostwick, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Guide Rock around 425 PM CDT.
Bostwick and Nelson around 450 PM CDT.
Nora, Superior, Ruskin and Oak around 455 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.