Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:12PM CDT until April 17 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Douglass,
moving northeast at 40 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...
Wichita, Derby, El Dorado, Andover, Haysville, Augusta, Mulvane, Rose
Hill, Douglass, Towanda, Udall, Leon, Atlanta, Latham, Mcconnell Air
Force Base, South Wichita, Rosalia, Rock, Santa Fe Lake, and El
Dorado State Park.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 34 and 41, and
between Mile Markers 52 and 76.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Butler, KS; Cowley, KS; Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: