Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kansas Counties
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NOAA issued it on April 17, 2026, 4 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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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by NWS Wichita KS for Butler, Chase, Greenwood, and Marion counties in Kansas, effective until 4:00 PM CDT, with risks of large hail and strong winds.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Kansas
- Issued
- April 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NOAA
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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Kansas.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Kansas
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This alert is from NOAA and is effective immediately.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Butler County, Chase County, Greenwood County, and Marion County in Kansas. Specific locations impacted include El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Towanda, Cottonwood Falls, Benton, Whitewater, Potwin, Elbing, Burns, Cassoday, Bazaar, Matfield Green, Santa Fe Lake, El Dorado State Park, Augusta Municipal Airport, Wonsevu, El Dorado Airport, and El Dorado Lake.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 9:00 PM CDT for the affected areas.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include ping pong ball size hail, measuring 1.50 inches, and wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 2:55 PM CDT on April 17, 2026, until 4:00 PM CDT on April 17, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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