NWS Wichita KSFA.W 0057September 15, 2026
Flood Warning: Butler, Sedgwick and Sumner, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a flood warning for Butler, Sedgwick and Sumner in Kansas, which was in force until 4:00 a.m. local time on September 16. It was the 57th 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 6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Butler, Sedgwick and Sumner
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:01 p.m. CDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 a.m. CDT, September 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KICT FA.W 0057
- 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...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Butler County in south central Kansas... Eastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... Northern Sumner County in south central Kansas... * WHEN...Until 400 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wichita, Derby, Andover, Haysville, Park City, Bel Aire, Mulvane, Goddard, Rose Hill, Clearwater, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, Argonia, Viola and Eisenhower National Airport. - 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.