Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/20/2026 20:35

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 10:35PM CDT until June 20 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 20, 2026 - 8:35pm
Expires: 
June 20, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lincoln County in central Kansas... Western Ellsworth County in central Kansas... Russell County in central Kansas... Barton County in central Kansas... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 1032 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Luray to 9 miles south of Rozel, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Wilson, Wilson Lake State Park, Claflin, Lincoln, Lucas, Gorham, Sylvan Grove, Pawnee Rock, Luray, Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Galatia, and Susank. This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 176 and 216.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov