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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
339 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70
MPH AND POTENTIALLY A TORNADO.
MEANWHILE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER WESTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL THEN MOVE
EAST/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 AND SOUTHERN 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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