| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Barton, KS |
| Effective | 10/29/2026, 8:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/30/2026, 2:15:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued October 29 at 8:21PM CDT until October 30 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
* WHAT…Localized flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Southeastern Barton County in central Kansas…
* WHEN…Until 215 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS…Localized flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, city
streets, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is likely.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 821 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated slow-moving thunderstorms
with heavy rain. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since
6 PM.
– Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area through 11 PM.
– Some locations that may experience localized floodinginclude…
Ellinwood.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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