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FLUS43 KICT 161728  
HWOICT  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
1228 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-171730-  
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-  
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-  
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-  
1228 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,  
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE
 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING OVER SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF  
HIGHWAY 50. WHILE MOST LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN THUNDERSTORM-  
FREE, A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF 60 TO 70 MPH  
WINDS AND GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY  
 
THE HEAT WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH  
HEAT INDICES LIKELY SURPASSING 100 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH  
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. LARGE  
HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISKS.  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES COULD LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING  
ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS. ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS  
MAY ARRIVE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT  
 

 
 
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