Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/13/2026 16:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 13 at 6:18PM CDT until June 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 13, 2026 - 4:18pm
Expires: 
June 13, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Great Bend, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Olmitz, Great Bend Airport, and Cheyenne Bottoms.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central Kansas. 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: 
Barton, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov