Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 8:07PM CDT until June 20 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 6:07pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 806 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Gove to 11 miles northeast of Scott
State Lake to 13 miles south of Russell Springs to 15 miles southeast
of Wallace, moving south at 25 mph.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR GOVE, LOGAN, AND WICHITA COUNTIES.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
Locations impacted include...
Oakley, Russell Springs, and The Monument Rocks.
This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 77 and 80.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
These thunderstorms will produce strong winds resulting in areas of
near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must
travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Gove, KS; Logan, KS; Wichita, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
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