Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 22:46

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 12:46AM CDT until May 19 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:46pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description: 
At 1245 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Buffalo to 6 miles north of Fredonia to near Longton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chanute, Neodesha, Fredonia, Humboldt, Erie, St. Paul, Thayer, Altoona, Buffalo, Walnut, Fall River, Galesburg, Savonburg, Elsmore, Benedict, Stark, New Albany, Earlton, Coyville, and Lake Parsons.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Allen, KS; Elk, KS; Neosho, KS; Wilson, KS; Woodson, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov