NWS Dodge City KSFF.W 0024October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ford and Gray, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued a flash flood warning for Ford and Gray in Kansas, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 24th flash flood warning the NWS office in Dodge City issued in 2026. Kansas had 15 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 2 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Dodge City KS
- Area
- Ford and Gray
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:44 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDDC FF.W 0024
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
FFWDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Ford County in southwestern Kansas... Southeastern Gray County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 144 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 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... Ensign and The Haggard Elev.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.