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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
753 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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753 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. SOME OF THEM COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL,
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL QUICKLY
BECOME SEVERE AND COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER. THE
STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND
70 MPH, UP TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL, TORNADOES, AND HEAVY RAINFALL. A
FEW STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. STORMS SHOULD CONGEAL INTO A LINE
OF STORMS AND TRAVEL SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT NIGHT. ONCE THIS HAPPENS
THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE
NIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY RISK WILL THEN TRANSITION TO MAINLY
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
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 MAYBE BE NEEDED ACROSS THE AREA FOR TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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