⚠️ Flood Warning – Gove, KS; Logan, KS; Sheridan, KS; Thomas, KS – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 30 at 6:40PM CDT until October 1 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

Widespread rainfall of 1 to 4 inches has already fallen across the
warned area, with additional heavy rain expected to develop
overnight. While rapid rises are not expected due to the intermittent
nature of the rain, significant ponding and flooding in low lying
areas will likely begin or continue tonight.

* WHAT…Urban areas and small streams flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Western Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas…
Thomas County in northwestern Kansas…
Western Gove County in west central Kansas…
Logan County in west central Kansas…

* WHEN…Until 900 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water
crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect
many areas of slow moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 636 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported heavy rain in
the warned area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. This areal
flood warning replaces the flood advisory that was previously in
effect for the area.
– Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Colby, Oakley, Grinnell, Levant, Rexford, Winona, Monument, Gem,
Menlo, Russell Springs, Mingo, Halford, Angelus and The Monument
Rocks.

Instructions

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.

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