NWS Wichita KSFA.W 0066October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Sedgwick, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a flood warning for Sedgwick in Kansas, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 66th 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 6.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Sedgwick
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:39 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KICT FA.W 0066
- 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...Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Localized flooding of streets, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is likely. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 639 PM CDT, Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen so far this evening due to off-and-on showers. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area this evening. - Some locations that may experience localized floodinginclude... Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire, Mulvane, Goddard, Maize, Clearwater, Cheney, Colwich, Garden Plain, Mount Hope, Downtown Wichita, Kechi and Andale. - 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.