⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Sumner, KS – Thursday, June 18, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 8:50PM CDT until June 19 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

FFWICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
East Central Sumner County in south central Kansas…

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 850 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.

SOURCE…Radar.

IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Wellington, Oxford and Wellington Airport.

Instructions

Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two
feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don’t
drown.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.