Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:51PM CDT until May 18 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:51pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Kingman, moving east at 30 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...
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:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov