Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 11:11PM CDT until June 20 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 9:11pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description:
At 1110 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southwest of Lucas to near Great Bend to near
Macksville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Automated Weather Sensors. At 11:07 pm the Russell ASOS
reported a wind gust of 72 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, Galatia,
Susank, and Waldo.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 175 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
Sender: