Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/30/2026 16:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 6:17PM CDT until May 30 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 30, 2026 - 4:17pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Reno County in south central Kansas... West central Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... Kingman County in south central Kansas... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of Pretty Prairie, 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... Hutchinson, Kingman, South Hutchinson, Cheney, Haven, Pretty Prairie, Yoder, Murdock, Waterloo, Spivey, Cleveland, Cheney Lake, Mt Vernon, Kingman Airport, Hutchinson Airport, and Cheney State Park.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Kingman, KS; Reno, KS; Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS