| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Chase, KS |
| Effective | 10/1/2026, 6:03:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/2/2026, 9:30:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 6:03PM CDT until October 2 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
* WHAT…Localized flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…Chase County in east central Kansas…
* WHEN…Until 930 AM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS…Localized flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other
low-lying and flood-prone locations is likely.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 603 PM CDT, Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen today due to
off-and-on showers and thunderstorms, especially across northern
Chase County.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to around 2 inches are possible in
the warned area this evening.
– Some locations that may experience localized floodinginclude…
Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Bazaar, Elmdale, Matfield Green,
Cedar Point, Tallgrass Prairie, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve,
Hymer, Saffordville and Wonsevu.
– 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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