NWS Dodge City KSFF.W 0022October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hamilton and Kearny, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued a flash flood warning for Hamilton and Kearny in Kansas, which was in force until 11:45 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 22nd 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
- Hamilton and Kearny
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:48 a.m. MDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 11:45 a.m. MDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDDC FF.W 0022
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
FFWDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Hamilton County in southwestern Kansas... Central Kearny County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 1145 AM MDT /1245 PM CDT/. * At 848 AM MDT /948 AM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 2 hours. 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... Lakin, Syracuse and Kendall.
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.