Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 8:50PM CDT until June 19 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 6:50pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
FFWICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Sumner County in south central Kansas...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 850 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wellington, Oxford and Wellington Airport.
Instruction:
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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 12:45 AM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 12:45 AM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Sumner, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: