Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:40PM CDT until April 17 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:40pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 339 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Madison, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Towanda, Benton, Potwin,
Cassoday, Bazaar, Matfield Green, Santa Fe Lake, El Dorado State
Park, Augusta Municipal Airport, El Dorado Airport, El Dorado Lake,
and Saffordville.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 55 and 116.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central,
central, southeastern and east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov