Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:56PM CDT until April 17 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:56pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Cowley County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
Butler County in south central Kansas...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 355 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Douglass,
moving east at 40 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...
Wichita, Derby, El Dorado, Andover, Haysville, Augusta, Mulvane,
Rose Hill, Douglass, Towanda, Udall, Leon, Atlanta, Latham,
Mcconnell Air Force Base, South Wichita, Rosalia, Rock, Santa Fe
Lake, and El Dorado State Park.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 34 and 41, and
between Mile Markers 52 and 76.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Kansas.
Area Description:
Butler, KS; Cowley, KS; Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov