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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
343 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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343 PM 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
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. LARGE TO
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 CONTINUE TO ENCOMPASS MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL SUPPORT VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
WEST OF INTERSTATE 135.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
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.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON MONDAY.
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
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS
AND WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED MONDAY ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE AREA.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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