Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:13PM CDT until May 18 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 9:13pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas...
Barton County in central Kansas...
* Until 1215 AM CDT.
* At 1113 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of Ash Valley, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Claflin, Pawnee Rock, Albert,
Olmitz, Susank, Great Bend Airport, Cheyenne Bottoms, and Odin.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barton, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: