Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 15:07

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:07PM CDT until July 4 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 3:07pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cowley County in south central Kansas... Sumner County in south central Kansas... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 507 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Belle Plaine to 7 miles north of Caldwell, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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... Arkansas City, Winfield, Wellington, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Oxford, Udall, Burden, Argonia, South Haven, Atlanta, Geuda Springs, Rock, Mayfield, Milan, Hunnewell, Perth, Winfield City Lake, and Riverdale. This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 1 and 33.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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.
Area Description: 
Cowley, KS; Sumner, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS