Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 8:38PM CDT until May 17 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 6:38pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 838 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Minneapolis to 11 miles northeast of Hoisington,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
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...
Hoisington, Wilson, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Dorrance, Albert, Beverly,
Olmitz, Barnard, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia, Susank, Westfall,
Wilson State Park, and Wilson Lake.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 188 and 235.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: