Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 10:44AM CDT until April 26 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 8:44am
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 9:45am
Description:
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Rice County in central Kansas...
Southeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
* Until 1145 AM CDT.
* At 1043 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bushton, or
7 miles east of Claflin, moving northeast at 35 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...
Kanopolis, Holyrood, Bushton, Geneseo, Lorraine, Frederick,
Kanopolis Lake, and Kanopolis State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Kanopolis Lake, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Ellsworth, KS; Rice, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: