Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Harper, Kingman, Sumner Counties in Kansas
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NOAA issued it on July 28, 2026, 3 weeks 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 parts of south central Kansas until 2:45 AM CDT June 21.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Kansas
- Issued
- July 28, 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 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Kansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Wichita KS. Effective from 2026-06-21T01:42:00-05:00 until 2026-06-21T02:45:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Harper County in south central Kansas; Southern Kingman County in south central Kansas; Southwestern Sumner County in south central Kansas. Locations impacted include Anthony, Harper, Attica, Argonia, Zenda, Milan, Spivey, Bluff City, Danville, Freeport, Runnymede, and Crystal Springs.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 1:42 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Attica, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-06-21T01:42:00-05:00, expires and ends 2026-06-21T02:45:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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