NWS Wichita KSFA.W 0062October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Chase, McPherson, Marion and 2 more, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a flood warning for Chase, McPherson, Marion and 2 more in Kansas, which was in force until 9:30 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 62nd areal flood warning the NWS office in Wichita issued in 2026. Kansas had 43 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 18.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Chase, McPherson, Marion and 2 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:13 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KICT FA.W 0062
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Localized flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...McPherson County in central Kansas... Marion County in central Kansas... Rice County in central Kansas... Southwestern Chase County in east central Kansas... Reno County in south central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 930 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Localized flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to showers and embgedded thunderstorms. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen since yesterday evening. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 3 inches are possible in the warned area through this evening. - Some locations that may experience localized floodinginclude... Hutchinson, Mcpherson, Lyons, Lindsborg, Hillsboro, South Hutchinson, Sterling, Marion, Moundridge, Inman, Buhler, Haven, Peabody, Nickerson, Galva, Canton, Pretty Prairie, Florence, Marquette and Little River. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.