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NWUS53 KICT 010125  
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
825 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0407 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 NE OLMITZ 38.56N 98.89W  
09/30/2026 BARTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF AT LEAST A FUNNEL CLOUD.  
CONFIRMING IF A TORNADO OCCURRED.  
 
0452 PM TORNADO 4 NNE OLMITZ 38.57N 98.91W  
09/30/2026 BARTON KS STORM CHASER  
 
TORNADO VIA CHASER VIDEO. LOCATION ESTIMATED  
FROM RADAR.  
 
0458 PM TORNADO 4 ESE GALATIA 38.62N 98.89W  
09/30/2026 BARTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
TRAINED SPOTTER IS REPORTED MULTIPLE  
TORNADOES ONGOING.  
 
0501 PM TORNADO 4 W SUSANK 38.64N 98.85W  
09/30/2026 BARTON KS STORM CHASER  
 
SEVERAL BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS VIA STORM CHASER  
VIDEO.  
 
0506 PM TORNADO 4 NW SUSANK 38.68N 98.83W  
09/30/2026 BARTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.  
 
0510 PM TORNADO 4 NNW SUSANK 38.69N 98.79W  
09/30/2026 BARTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
TORNADO DAMAGE TO SOME OUTBUILDINGS. TIME  
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.  
 
0551 PM TORNADO 3 E BUNKER HILL 38.87N 98.65W  
09/30/2026 RUSSELL KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
ROPE TORNADO REPORTED 3 MILES WEST OF  
DORRANCE, NORTH OF I-70.  
 
0624 PM TORNADO 6 S LUCAS 38.98N 98.55W  
09/30/2026 RUSSELL KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO ONGOING 3 MILES  
WEST OF THE WILSON LAKE DAM.  
 
0630 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 SSE LUCAS 38.98N 98.51W  
09/30/2026 RUSSELL KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE WILSON LAKE DAM.  
 
0639 PM TORNADO 3 E LUCAS 39.06N 98.48W  
09/30/2026 LINCOLN KS PUBLIC  
 
ELEPHANT TRUNK TORNADO ONGOING.  
 
0643 PM TORNADO 4 NW SYLVAN GROVE 39.06N 98.44W  
09/30/2026 LINCOLN KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
 
 
0645 PM TORNADO 4 E LUCAS 39.06N 98.45W  
09/30/2026 LINCOLN KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
 
 
0653 PM TORNADO 5 N SYLVAN GROVE 39.09N 98.39W  
09/30/2026 LINCOLN KS EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
 
 
0701 PM TORNADO 4 S ASH GROVE 39.11N 98.34W  
09/30/2026 LINCOLN KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO ONGOING.  
 
0719 PM FLOOD 3 WSW ASH GROVE 39.16N 98.40W  
09/30/2026 LINCOLN KS TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 181 IN  
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WEST OF ASH GROVE.  
 
 
 
 
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