Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 15:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:59PM CDT until July 4 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Severy, or 12 miles northwest of Howard, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Piedmont and Beaumont.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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: 
Butler, KS; Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS