Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:18PM CDT until April 17 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:18pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 318 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles southeast of Burns to 10 miles south of
Cottonwood Falls, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Towanda, Cottonwood Falls,
Benton, Whitewater, Potwin, Elbing, Burns, Cassoday, Bazaar, Matfield
Green, Santa Fe Lake, El Dorado State Park, Augusta Municipal
Airport, Wonsevu, El Dorado Airport, and El Dorado Lake.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 55 and 116.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central,
central, southeastern and east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Marion, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: