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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1113 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT.
* AT 1113 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF ASH VALLEY, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREAT BEND, HOISINGTON, ELLINWOOD, CLAFLIN, PAWNEE ROCK, ALBERT,
OLMITZ, SUSANK, GREAT BEND AIRPORT, CHEYENNE BOTTOMS, AND ODIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3857 9903 3885 9849 3842 9848 3826 9863
3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 249DEG 30KT 3837 9916
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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