Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern Barton County, KS
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NOAA issued it on August 13, 2026, 10 days 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 southwestern Barton County in central Kansas until 7:15 PM CDT on August 13, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Barton County, Kansas
- Issued
- August 13, 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 10 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Barton County, Kansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Wichita KS. The alert is effective from August 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM CDT until August 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM CDT. The alert type is Severe Thunderstorm Warning with severity Severe, urgency Immediate, and certainty Observed.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southwestern Barton County in central Kansas. Locations impacted include Great Bend, Pawnee Rock, Olmitz, and Great Bend Airport. At 6:48 PM CDT, the storm was located over Pawnee Rock, or 9 miles north of Radium.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
A severe thunderstorm was located over Pawnee Rock moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts (radar indicated) and hail up to .75 inches (radar indicated). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 6:48 PM CDT to 7:15 PM CDT on August 13, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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