NWS Wichita KSFA.W 0067October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Harper and Sumner, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a flood warning for Harper and Sumner in Kansas, which was in force until 9:30 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 67th 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 12.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Harper and Sumner
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:59 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KICT FA.W 0067
- 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 Thursday evening's excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Eastern Harper County in south central Kansas... Sumner County in south central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 930 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Localized flooding of streets, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is likely. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 859 PM CDT, Up to 5 inches of rain fell across the warned area Thursday evening due to off-and-on showers and thunderstorms. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area through the evening. - Some locations that may experience localized floodinginclude... Wellington, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Oxford, Argonia, South Haven, Geuda Springs, Mayfield, Milan, Hunnewell, Bluff City, Danville, Freeport, Perth, Wellington Airport, Riverdale and Runnymede. - 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.
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