793  
WWUS53 KICT 302208  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
508 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
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RUSSELL KS-BARTON KS-  
508 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND NORTH CENTRAL BARTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 507 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF  
MILBERGER, OR 12 MILES NORTH OF HOISINGTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND NORTH CENTRAL BARTON COUNTIES.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MILE MARKER 195.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A  
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY  
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN  
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT  
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED, REPORT IT TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY  
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE  
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3870 9888 3887 9867 3874 9849 3872 9849  
3864 9865 3868 9871  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 220DEG 27KT 3870 9880  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
KAUFMAN  
 
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