NWS Dodge City KSFF.W 0002May 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Haskell, Meade and Seward, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued a flash flood warning for Haskell, Meade and Seward in Kansas, which was in force until 4:45 a.m. local time on May 28. It was the 2nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Dodge City issued in 2026. Kansas had 9 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 30 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Dodge City KS
- Area
- Haskell, Meade and Seward
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:38 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDDC FF.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
FFWDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Haskell County in southwestern Kansas... Western Meade County in southwestern Kansas... Seward County in southwestern Kansas... * Until 445 AM CDT. * At 138 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Satanta, Kismet and Plains.
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.