Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/04/2026 23:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 5 at 1:58AM CDT until May 5 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 4, 2026 - 11:58pm
Expires: 
May 5, 2026 - 12:30am
Description: 
At 157 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Northeast Wichita, or near Bel Aire, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Public. At 152 AM, quarter sized hail was reported in north Wichita. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Wichita, Andover, Bel Aire, Benton, Kechi, Eastborough, Northeast Wichita, Santa Fe Lake, Augusta Municipal Airport, and Jabara Airport. This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 51 and 64.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Butler, KS; Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS