Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 16:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 6:49PM CDT until June 8 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 4:49pm
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Portis, or 30 miles west of Beloit, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf 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. This severe storm will be near... Downs around 705 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central Kansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Osborne, KS; Smith, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov