Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 6 at 6:10AM CDT until June 6 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 6, 2026 - 4:10am
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected.
* WHERE...York County in east central Nebraska...
Eastern Clay County in south central Nebraska...
Fillmore County in south central Nebraska...
Southern Hamilton County in south central Nebraska...
* WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 603 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in
the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
School Creek, Lincoln Creek, Big Sandy Creek, Dry Sandy Creek,
Johnson Creek, Turkey Creek, Galaway Creek, Walnut Creek, West
Fork Big Blue River, Little Sandy Creek, Elk Run Creek, Stone
Creek, Beaver Creek, Indian Creek, Dry Run Creek, and Antelope
Creek.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
Flooding is occurring along the West Fork Big Blue River from
Grafton to McCool Junction. An automated gauge along the river
near Grafton measured a river level between 12ft and 13ft. Flood
stage is 11ft.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
York, Aurora, Geneva, Sutton, Henderson, Exeter, Fairmont,
Hampton, McCool Junction, Giltner, Shickley, Phillips, Milligan,
Bradshaw, Grafton, Ohiowa, Ong, Saronville, Stockham and Lushton.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Hamilton, NE; York, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE