879  
WFUS53 KICT 190137  
TORICT  
KSC009-190200-  
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0007.250519T0137Z-250519T0200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
837 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...  
 
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 836 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF PAWNEE ROCK, OR 8 MILES WEST OF GREAT  
BEND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
HOISINGTON AROUND 855 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GREAT  
BEND AIRPORT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3846 9904 3853 9903 3855 9887 3850 9873  
3826 9892 3826 9903  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 210DEG 31KT 3836 9896  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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