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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Wichita, KS

April 25, 2026Chautauqua County, Elk County, Montgomery County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT for Chautauqua County, Elk County, Montgomery County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Montgomery County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 25, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2026-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 97 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2026-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
97 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
975 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 25, 3:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 3:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 3:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
350 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-262100-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
350 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few strong to severe storms will be possible across the region
for late this afternoon through the late evening hours. The primary
risk from the stronger storms will be quarter to golf ball size
hail. Damaging winds around 60 mph is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Severe storms could impact the area again on Sunday afternoon and
Sunday night with potentially all hazards possible. There is a lot
of uncertainty for this period, therefore continue to check back for
updates as we refine the details for severe weather.

More thunderstorm chances are in the forecast from late Wednesday
night through Friday. Severe weather chances are low for this
period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight but reports of severe
weather are always appreciated.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTSedgwick4 hr
Apr 25, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSedgwick61 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.