Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barton, Reno, Rice Counties in Kansas
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NOAA issued it on May 29, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Wichita has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Reno, western Rice, and southeastern Barton counties until 5:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Kansas
- Issued
- May 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wichita KS
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Kansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Wichita KS. Effective from 2026-05-18T16:59:00-05:00 until 2026-05-18T17:45:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Reno County in south central Kansas, Western Rice County in central Kansas, Southeastern Barton County in central Kansas. Locations impacted include Lyons, Sterling, Nickerson, Chase, Alden, Raymond, and Silica.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:59 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hudson, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inch) and 60 mph wind gusts. Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert in effect until 5:45 PM CDT on May 18, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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