Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 20:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 10:58PM CDT until May 17 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 8:58pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1056 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wilson, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported golf ball size hail in Wilson at 1053 PM. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ellsworth, Wilson, Kanopolis, Lincoln, Holyrood, Beverly, Westfall, and Ellsworth Airport. This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 206 and 235.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central Kansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS