Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Barton County, KS
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NOAA issued it on July 11, 2026, 6 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 KS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Barton County in central Kansas until 7:45 PM CDT on June 13, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Kansas
- Issued
- July 11, 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 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Kansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS Wichita KS. The alert is effective from June 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM CDT until June 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Barton County in central Kansas. Locations impacted include Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Olmitz, Great Bend Airport, Cheyenne Bottoms, and Odin.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 6:40 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albert, or near Shaffer, moving east at 20 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 6:41 PM CDT to 7:45 PM CDT on June 13, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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