Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:41PM CDT until May 18 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:41pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Reno County in south central Kansas...
Western Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
Southwestern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Kingman County in south central Kansas...
Northwestern Sumner County in south central Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
of Kingman, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Goddard, Maize, Kingman, Clearwater, Cheney, Halstead,
Colwich, Haven, Garden Plain, Mount Hope, Pretty Prairie, Andale,
Bentley, Norwich, Cunningham, Viola, Nashville, West Wichita, and
Eisenhower National Airport.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Kansas.
Area Description:
Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov