Kansas Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 10-01-2026 14:05

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 4:05PM CDT until October 1 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 1, 2026 - 2:05pm
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
FFWICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern McPherson County in central Kansas... Northwestern Marion County in central Kansas... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 405 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated numerous showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen today. Additional rainfall amounts up to 3 inches are possible in the warned area through the evening. Localized flash flooding is likely. HAZARD...Localized life threatening flash flooding. Showers and thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Localized life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that may experience localized flash flooding include... Canton, Lehigh and Roxbury.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 8:00 PM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:00 PM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
McPherson, KS; Marion, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov