NWS Wichita KSFA.W 0058September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Lincoln and Russell, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a flood warning for Lincoln and Russell in Kansas, which was in force until 8:30 a.m. local time on October 1. It was the 58th areal flood warning the NWS office in Wichita issued in 2026. Kansas had 13 flood warnings in September 2026, against 32 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 13 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Lincoln and Russell
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:32 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KICT FA.W 0058
- 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...Northwestern Lincoln County in central Kansas... Russell County in central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 830 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Localized flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is likely. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area through the evening. - Some locations that may experience localized floodinginclude... Russell, Lucas, Gorham, Luray, Dorrance, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Waldo, Wilson Lake, Russell Airport and Ash Grove. - 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.