Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 7:17PM CDT until June 8 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 5:17pm
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cawker City, or
19 miles west of Beloit, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe storm will be near...
Cawker City around 720 PM CDT.
Glen Elder around 730 PM CDT.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Kansas.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
If on or near Waconda Lake, get away from the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Jewell, KS; Mitchell, KS; Osborne, KS; Smith, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Hastings NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov