Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 16:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:09PM CDT until July 4 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:09pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Elk County in southeastern Kansas... Northeastern Cowley County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Butler County in south central Kansas... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Grenola, or 12 miles west of Howard, moving south at 15 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... Moline and Grenola.
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 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; Cowley, KS; Elk, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS