Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/09/2026 16:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 9 at 6:43PM CDT until April 9 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 9, 2026 - 4:43pm
Expires: 
April 9, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Ellsworth County in central Kansas... Northeastern Barton County in central Kansas... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holyrood, or near Claflin, moving east at 20 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... Ellsworth, Kanopolis, Holyrood, Geneseo, Lorraine, and Ellsworth Airport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS