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Sedgwick County officials recap flash flooding, issue local disaster declaration
Summary
County emergency management reported flash flooding that produced up to about 7 inches of rain in parts of the county, prompting a local disaster declaration to access state resources; officials said structural individual assistance was not available and urged residents to call 211 for volunteer cleanup help.
Sedgwick County emergency management gave commissioners a situational update after intense storms on June 3 that produced widely varying rainfall across the county.
"We had anywhere from an inch and 0.5 of rain on the western part of the county to almost 7 inches on the eastern part of the county in a very short amount of time," Julie Stimpson of Sedgwick County Emergency Management told the board, describing flash flooding that briefly closed streets and activated wireless emergency alerts. Stimpson said crews and 911 were heavily engaged between about noon and 4 p.m. and that most water had receded by the next morning.
Stimpson said the county issued a local disaster declaration "so that way we could have access to state resources," but she clarified the storm did not meet the threshold for individual assistance from state or federal programs. Instead, officials asked residents with basement or home damage to contact 211 so United Way and volunteer partners can triage muck‑out and cleanup needs.
The county chair thanked first responders and neighboring municipal agencies for mutual aid. Officials warned more storms were possible the following night and urged residents to avoid flooded roadways: "If you can't see the pavement, you don't know if that road is still there," Stimpson said.
The county said it is monitoring needs and coordinating voluntary support for clean‑up and recovery efforts.
