If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It takes only a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 181 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS PHILLIPS ROOKS SMITH IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA HOWARD MERRICK SHERMAN IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY DAWSON FRANKLIN FURNAS GOSPER HALL HAMILTON HARLAN KEARNEY NUCKOLLS PHELPS WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ARAPAHOE, AURORA, BEAVER CITY, BELLAIRE, BLADEN, BLUE HILL, BOSTWICK, CAMBRIDGE, CAMPBELL, CENTRAL CITY, CLAY CENTER, CODELL, COZAD, EDGAR, ELWOOD, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GOTHENBURG, GRAND ISLAND, HARVARD, HASTINGS, HILDRETH, HOLDREGE, HOLLINGER, INAVALE, JOHNSON LAKE, KEARNEY, KENSINGTON, LEXINGTON, LITCHFIELD, LOUP CITY, MINDEN, NELSON, ORLEANS, OXFORD, PHILLIPSBURG, PLAINVILLE, RED CLOUD, ROSEMONT, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SMITH CENTER, ST. PAUL, STOCKTON, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, AND WILLOW ISLAND.