Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Butler, Chase, Greenwood Counties KS
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NWS Wichita KS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Butler, Chase, and Greenwood counties in Kansas effective until 10:45 PM CDT May 18.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Kansas
- Issued
- May 30, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Kansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Wichita KS. Effective from 2026-05-18T21:58:00-05:00 until 2026-05-18T22:45:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Southern Chase County in east central Kansas, Northeastern Butler County in south central Kansas, and Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas. Locations impacted include El Dorado, Eureka, Leon, Madison, Hamilton, Rosalia, Cassoday, Virgil, Matfield Green, Eureka City Lake, Thrall, Eureka Airport, El Dorado State Park, Wonsevu, El Dorado Airport, and El Dorado Lake. This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 70 and 114.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 9:58 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles east of Burns to 10 miles northeast of Leon to 8 miles east of Douglass, moving east at 60 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Source: Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-05-18T21:58:00-05:00, expires and ends 2026-05-18T22:45:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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