Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 21:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:17PM CDT until May 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 9:17pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Cowley County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Sumner County in south central Kansas... * Until midnight CDT. * At 1116 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles south of Belle Plaine to near Caldwell, moving east at 25 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... Winfield, Wellington, Caldwell, Oxford, South Haven, Geuda Springs, Hunnewell, and Perth. This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 1 and 19.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Cowley, KS; Sumner, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS