< Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 18:19

Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 18:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 8:19PM CDT until June 8 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 6:19pm
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 819 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles northwest of Lincoln to 5 miles southwest of Sylvan Grove, moving south at 35 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. Locations impacted include... Lincoln, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Barnard, Ash Grove, Wilson State Park, and Wilson Lake.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central Kansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov