Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/30/2026 16:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 6:56PM CDT until May 30 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 30, 2026 - 4:56pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of Pretty Prairie, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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... 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