Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS

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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Wichita KS
825 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0407 PM     Funnel Cloud     4 NE Olmitz             38.56N 98.89W
09/30/2026                   Barton             KS   Trained Spotter

            Multiple reports of at least a funnel cloud.
            Confirming if a tornado occurred.

0452 PM     Tornado          4 NNE Olmitz            38.57N 98.91W
09/30/2026                   Barton             KS   Storm Chaser

            Tornado via chaser video. Location estimated
            from radar.

0458 PM     Tornado          4 ESE Galatia           38.62N 98.89W
09/30/2026                   Barton             KS   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter is reported multiple
            tornadoes ongoing.

0501 PM     Tornado          4 W Susank              38.64N 98.85W
09/30/2026                   Barton             KS   Storm Chaser

            Several brief touchdowns via storm chaser
            video.

0506 PM     Tornado          4 NW Susank             38.68N 98.83W
09/30/2026                   Barton             KS   Trained Spotter

            Location estimated from radar.

0510 PM     Tornado          4 NNW Susank            38.69N 98.79W
09/30/2026                   Barton             KS   Trained Spotter

            Tornado damage to some outbuildings. Time
            estimated from radar.

0551 PM     Tornado          3 E Bunker Hill         38.87N 98.65W
09/30/2026                   Russell            KS   Trained Spotter

            Rope tornado reported 3 miles west of
            Dorrance, north of I-70.

0624 PM     Tornado          6 S Lucas               38.98N 98.55W
09/30/2026                   Russell            KS   Trained Spotter

            Spotter reported tornado ongoing 3 miles
            west of the Wilson Lake Dam.

0630 PM     Funnel Cloud     6 SSE Lucas             38.98N 98.51W
09/30/2026                   Russell            KS   Trained Spotter

            Located just west of the Wilson Lake Dam.

0639 PM     Tornado          3 E Lucas               39.06N 98.48W
09/30/2026                   Lincoln            KS   Public

            Elephant trunk tornado ongoing.

0643 PM     Tornado          4 NW Sylvan Grove       39.06N 98.44W
09/30/2026                   Lincoln            KS   Trained Spotter



0645 PM     Tornado          4 E Lucas               39.06N 98.45W
09/30/2026                   Lincoln            KS   Trained Spotter



0653 PM     Tornado          5 N Sylvan Grove        39.09N 98.39W
09/30/2026                   Lincoln            KS   Emergency Mngr



0701 PM     Tornado          4 S Ash Grove           39.11N 98.34W
09/30/2026                   Lincoln            KS   Trained Spotter

            Multi-vortex tornado ongoing.

0719 PM     Flood            3 WSW Ash Grove         39.16N 98.40W
09/30/2026                   Lincoln            KS   Trained Spotter

            Water was reported over Highway 181 in
            multiple locations west of Ash Grove.


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