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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1149 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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1149 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY RISK.
SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
GOLF BALLS.
MEANWHILE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST AND LOOKS TO
AFFECT MAINLY CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 8 PM OR 9 PM.
THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER; VERY LARGE
HAIL AROUND 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH, AND
A FEW TORNADOES. A STRONG TORNADO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MORE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE IN THE FORECAST FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES REMAIN LOW FOR THIS
PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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