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River Flood Warning 62, NWS Wichita, KS

June 26, 2026Sedgwick County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this river flood warning at Jun 26, 2026, 3:45 AM CDT for Sedgwick County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 26, 2026, 5:09 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2026, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2026, 5:09 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 26, 2026, 8:52 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Derby (DRBK1). The gauge peaked at 11.53 ft at Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate5101506/2606/27
Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
16.2 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07144550, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 26, 3:34 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:34 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:55 PM CDT, 10 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
455 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-262200-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
455 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to
impact the region this evening and tonight. The greatest potential
for a few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall should
remain generally south of a line extending from Great Bend to
McPherson to Emporia. Localized heavy rainfall amounts may lead to
areas of flooding and flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A few lingering showers and thunderstorms are possible over far
southeast and southern Kansas Friday and Friday night, and mainly
west of Interstate 135 Friday night. Widespread severe weather or
heavy rainfall is unlikely.

Much warmer temperatures and high humidity will support heat
indices from around 100 to 105 degrees each afternoon Saturday
through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any reports of severe weather or flooding this evening and tonight
would be greatly appreciated.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1140 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1139 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSW Downtown Wichita  37.67N 97.36W
06/25/2026                   Sedgwick           KS   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Individual trapped on top of submerged car
            at S Martinson and W Stillwell.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1147 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1141 PM     Rain             1 WSW East Wichita      37.68N 97.27W
06/25/2026  M4.90 Inch       Sedgwick           KS   Broadcast Media

            Measured report of heavy rainfall relayed by
            KWCH at Edgemoor and Kellogg.

&&

CDJ
Local storm report, Jun 26, 12:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1202 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1157 PM     Flash Flood      2 NNW Wichita Eisenhowe 37.69N 97.45W
06/25/2026                   Sedgwick           KS   Broadcast Media

            Relayed report from KWCH, water getting into
            a home near Tyler and Douglas in west
            Wichita.

&&

CDJ
Local storm report, Jun 26, 12:11 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1211 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     Flash Flood      2 WSW Downtown Wichita  37.67N 97.38W
06/26/2026                   Sedgwick           KS   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Basement apartments are flooding. Individual
            had to break a window in order to escape.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 26, 12:49 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1249 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1248 AM     Flash Flood      2 NW Mcconnell Air Forc 37.64N 97.29W
06/26/2026                   Sedgwick           KS   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Report of a submerged vehicle and person
            stranded in floodwaters near S Davidson and
            S Dunkin.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 26, 12:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1252 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1242 AM     Flash Flood      7 NW Atlanta            37.52N 96.84W
06/26/2026                   Butler             KS   Emergency Mngr

            210th from Hwy 77 to Haverhill Rd is closed
            due to flooding.

&&

CDJ

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTNeosho20 hr
Jun 25, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Neosho37 min
Jun 25, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette, Montgomery65 min
Jun 25, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTLabette43 min
Jun 25, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick38 min
Jun 25, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler34 min
Jun 25, 9:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick17 hr
Jun 25, 10:13 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTButler, Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick4 hr
Jun 25, 10:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Greenwood11 hr
Jun 25, 11:14 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTButler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Sedgwick and 3 more17 hr
Jun 25, 11:22 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTReno16 hr
Jun 25, 11:38 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho14 hr
Jun 25, 11:41 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTAllen, Woodson4 hr
Jun 25, 11:51 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatICTButler, Sedgwick7 hr
Jun 26, 12:04 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTCowley, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner16 hr
Jun 26, 12:14 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTButler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Sumner4 hr
Jun 26, 2:42 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatICTSumner90 min
Jun 26, 4:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen5 hr
Jun 26, 4:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick, Sumner46 hr
Jun 26, 4:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSumner59 hr
Jun 26, 4:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSedgwick35 hr
Jun 26, 1:30 PM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 11 more17 hr
Jun 26, 3:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTReno17 hr
Jun 26, 3:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTCowley, Harper, Kingman, Sumner16 hr
Jun 26, 3:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTGreenwood50 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.