Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
858 WUUS53 KICT 260126 SVRICT KSC015-079-173-260230- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0141.240526T0126Z-240526T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS 826 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas... Northwestern Butler County in south central Kansas... * Until 930 PM CDT. * At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Wichita, moving north-northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Newton, Andover, Park City, Valley Center, Halstead, North Newton, Sedgwick, Benton, Whitewater, Bentley, Elbing, Newton Airport, and Santa Fe Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3784 9716 3783 9758 3809 9749 3809 9701 3769 9706 3766 9717 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 198DEG 32KT 3771 9741 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ DARMOFAL