Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Harper and Kingman Counties, KS
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NOAA issued it on June 19, 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 northern Harper County and southern Kingman County until 1:15 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Kansas
- Issued
- June 19, 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 South Central Kansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Wichita KS on June 2 at 12:23 AM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-06-02T00:23:00-05:00 until 2026-06-02T01:15:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northern Harper County and Southern Kingman County in south central Kansas. Locations impacted include Norwich, Murdock, Zenda, Spivey, Cleveland, Rago, and Runnymede.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned.
Expected Conditions
At 12:22 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of Nashville, or 10 miles north of Attica, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard includes 80 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. This is a destructive storm for Spivey and Rago.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 1:15 AM CDT on June 2, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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