Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/30/2026 15:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 5:53PM CDT until May 30 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 30, 2026 - 3:53pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 553 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Pretty Prairie to Garden Plain, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Public. At 545 PM, 60 mph wind gusts were reported 2 miles west of Andale. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Wichita, Hutchinson, Park City, Valley Center, Goddard, Maize, South Hutchinson, Cheney, Colwich, Haven, Garden Plain, Mount Hope, Pretty Prairie, Downtown Wichita, Andale, Bentley, Partridge, West Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, and Yoder. This includes Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 1 and 2, and between Mile Markers 4 and 12.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS