Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 21:05

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:05PM CDT until May 18 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 9:05pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Cowley County in south central Kansas... Southern Butler County in south central Kansas... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 1105 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Douglass, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Douglass, Udall, Leon, Atlanta, Latham, Rock, Winfield City Lake, Beaumont, and Augusta Municipal 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: 
Butler, KS; Cowley, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov