365  
WWUS53 KICT 310211  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
911 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026  
 
KSC159-310221-  
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-260531T0300Z/  
RICE KS-  
911 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL RICE COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR  
CENTRAL KANSAS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3887 9793 3879 9793 3852 9818 3852 9841  
3887 9824  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 207DEG 21KT 3861 9825  
 

 
 
KSC053-310300-  
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-260531T0300Z/  
ELLSWORTH KS-  
911 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT  
FOR CENTRAL ELLSWORTH COUNTY...  
 
AT 911 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LORRAINE, OR 8  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF KANOPOLIS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ELLSWORTH, KANOPOLIS, LORRAINE, AND ELLSWORTH AIRPORT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 218 AND 228.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
IF ON OR NEAR KANOPOLIS LAKE, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE  
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO  
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU  
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER  
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3887 9793 3879 9793 3852 9818 3852 9841  
3887 9824  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 207DEG 21KT 3861 9825  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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