Flood Warning in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
9/8/2025 5:45:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
9/8/2025 5:45:00 PM until 9/9/2025 5:45:00 PM
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.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive runoff from earlier rainfall
is expected to continue.
* WHERE...A portion of Central Kansas, including the following
counties, Ellsworth and Rice.
* WHEN...Until 545 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 545 PM CDT, Flooding is ongoing in the warned area.
Between 4 and 6 inches of rain had fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lyons, Sterling, Little River, Chase, Bushton, Geneseo,
Alden, Lorraine, Raymond, Frederick and Kanopolis Lake.




