Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 14:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 4:56PM CDT until April 23 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 2:56pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canton, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Hillsboro, Galva, Canton, Gypsum, Lincolnville, Ramona, Lehigh, Tampa, Durham, Lost Springs, Roxbury, Marion Lake, and Pilsen.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central Kansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Saline, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov