Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/09/2026 16:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 9 at 6:52PM CDT until June 9 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 9, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires: 
June 9, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 651 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Emmeram to 6 miles northwest of Pawnee Rock, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Claflin, Lucas, Gorham, Pawnee Rock, Luray, Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Galatia, Susank, Waldo, Great Bend Airport, and Russell Airport. This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 176 and 204.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Barton, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov