Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 7:37PM CDT until May 17 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 5:37pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 737 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ada to 10 miles south of Lincoln, moving east at
45 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...
Beverly, Glendale, and Westfall.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 226 and 250.
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:
Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Saline, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov