NWS Wichita KSFF.W 0014October 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: McPherson and Marion, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a flash flood warning for McPherson and Marion in Kansas, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 1. It was the 14th flash flood warning the NWS office in Wichita 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 2.2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- McPherson and Marion
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:50 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KICT FF.W 0014
- 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
At 550 PM CDT, Up to 5 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area today. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area through this evening. Localized flash flooding is likely. HAZARD...Localized life threatening 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.
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.