Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 10:59PM CDT until June 20 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 8:59pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description:
At 1057 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Luray to near Great Bend to near
Belpre, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Automated Weather Sensors. At 11:58pm the Russell ASOS
reported a wind gust of 62 mph.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Wilson, Wilson State
Park, Claflin, Lincoln, Lucas, Gorham, Sylvan Grove, Pawnee Rock,
Luray, Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Paradise,
Galatia, and Susank.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 176 and 216.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
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