Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/30/2026 16:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 6:42PM CDT until May 30 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 30, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Reno County in south central Kansas... Northern Kingman County in south central Kansas... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pretty Prairie, moving northeast at 25 mph. This warning replaces the previous Severe Thunderstorm Warning. 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... Hutchinson, Kingman, South Hutchinson, Haven, Pretty Prairie, Arlington, Partridge, Abbyville, Yoder, Waterloo, Willowbrook, Langdon, Penalosa, Cheney Lake, Mt Vernon, Kingman Airport, Hutchinson Airport, and Cheney State Park.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Kingman, KS; Reno, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov