Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Ellsworth and Rice Counties, KS
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NOAA issued it on June 15, 2026, 2 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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NWS Wichita has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Ellsworth County and north central Rice County in Kansas until 10:00 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Kansas
- Issued
- June 15, 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 Central Kansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Wichita KS. Effective from 2026-05-30T20:57:00-05:00 until 2026-05-30T22:00:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
Ellsworth County and Rice County in central Kansas, including Ellsworth, Kanopolis, Bushton, Lorraine, Frederick, Ellsworth Airport, and Interstate 70 between mile markers 218 and 228.
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 8:57 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lorraine, or 13 miles east of Claflin, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and 1.25 inch hail.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on 2026-05-30T20:57:00-05:00 and expires at 2026-05-30T22:00:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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