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NWS Wichita KSSV.W 0423September 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice and 1 more, KS

The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice and 1 more in Kansas, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on September 19. It was the 423rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Wichita issued in 2026. Kansas had 142 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 72 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued4:34 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
In force4:34 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
Expired5:30 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026

In force for 56 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Wichita KS
Area
Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice and 1 more
State
Kansas
Level
Warning
Issued
4:34 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
Expires
5:30 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KICT SV.W 0423
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas

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The notice as issued

SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern McPherson County in central Kansas... Northeastern Rice County in central Kansas... Southeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas... Southwestern Saline County in central Kansas... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Geneseo, or 8 miles northeast of Lyons, moving northeast at 25 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... Geneseo, Kanopolis Lake, and Kanopolis State Park.

What the agency told people to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The record around this notice