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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2026, 6:38 PM CDT for Barton County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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
- May 17, 2026, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Barton County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 12:02 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 8 more | 34 hr |
| May 17, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 59 min |
| May 17, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.