Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:15PM CDT until April 17 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 3:15pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 514 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Atlanta, or 13
miles southeast of Douglass, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Winfield, Douglass, Udall, Leon, Burden, Atlanta, Latham, Rock,
Cambridge, Winfield City Lake, and Beaumont.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Butler, KS; Cowley, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: