Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued October 1 at 10:26AM CDT until October 1 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 8:26am
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 11:30am
Description:
FFWDDC
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Ellis County in central Kansas...
Trego County in west central Kansas...
* Until 130 PM CDT.
* At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hays, Ellis, Wakeeney, Victoria, Catherine, Ogallah, Riga,
Yocemento, Cedar Bluff, Antonino, Trego Center, Munjor, Toulon,
Emmeram and Voda.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Ellis, KS; Trego, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov