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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
341 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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341 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. VERY LARGE
HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STORM THAT IS ABLE TO DEVELOP, BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL
LIKELY STAY THUNDERSTORM-FREE.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH WILL ENCOMPASS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL SUPPORT VERY HIGH GRASSFIRE DANGER WEST OF
INTERSTATE 135.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
VERY HIGH GRASSFIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL KANSAS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, PERSISTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND A FEW
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE
REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW THIS EVENT WILL UNFOLD. PLEASE STAY
TUNED AS WE REFINE FORECAST DETAILS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL OFF-AND-ON CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEEK'S END, BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER
IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND
AGAIN LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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