NWS Dodge City KSFF.W 0023October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ellis and Trego, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued a flash flood warning for Ellis and Trego in Kansas, in force until 1:30 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 23rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Dodge City issued in 2026. Kansas had 1 flash flood warning in October 2026, against 2 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flash flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Dodge City KS
- Area
- Ellis and Trego
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:26 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDDC FF.W 0023
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Ellis County in central Kansas... Trego County in west central Kansas... * Until 130 PM CDT. * At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hays, Ellis, Wakeeney, Victoria, Catherine, Ogallah, Riga, Yocemento, Cedar Bluff, Antonino, Trego Center, Munjor, Toulon, Emmeram and Voda.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.