Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 7:20PM CDT until May 17 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 5:20pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 719 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Barnard to 5 miles south of Sylvan Grove, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
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...
Wilson, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Dorrance, Barnard, Bunker Hill,
Galatia, Susank, Wilson State Park, and Wilson Lake.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 192 and 216.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov