⚠️ Flood Warning – Sumner, KS – Friday, June 26, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 26 at 4:01AM CDT until June 28 at 1:48PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

…The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas…

Ninnescah River near Peck affecting Sedgwick and Sumner Counties.

Ninnescah River near Belle Plaine affecting Sumner County.

* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Ninnescah River near Belle Plaine.

* WHEN…From this morning to early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 24.0 feet, Three miles west of Belle Plaine near the
gage site, a small section of K55 floods east of the bridge. Flood
waters flow over Highway 81 starting at 1/2 mile north of K55 and
spreading to 100th Avenue. The water on Highway 81 may be near 1.5
ft deep.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 24.6 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
– Flood stage is 23.0 feet.

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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 415 PM CDT.

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