Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 20 at 1:23AM CDT until September 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 11:23pm
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description:
At 123 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wichita, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Derby, Andover, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel
Aire, Maize, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, West Wichita, East
Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Northeast Wichita, Mcconnell
Air Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn, and Jabara Airport.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 38 and 54.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov