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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2026, 9:10 PM CDT for Butler County, Chase County, Greenwood County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2026, 9:10 PM CDT (02:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Greenwood County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 18, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.1
- Supercell composite
- 22.8
The text
As transmitted.
771
WUUS53 KICT 190210
SVRICT
KSC015-017-073-190300-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0174.260519T0210Z-260519T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
910 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Chase County in east central Kansas...
Northeastern Butler County in south central Kansas...
Northern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 910 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
of Burns, or 15 miles northeast of El Dorado, moving east at 50
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...
Madison, Hamilton, Cassoday, Virgil, Matfield Green, Thrall, and
Wonsevu.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 82 and 113.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central,
southeastern and east central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3798 9596 3783 9672 3809 9684 3818 9684
3827 9636 3817 9635 3817 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 256DEG 45KT 3801 9670
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
KAUFMAN2 follow-up statements
376
WWUS53 KICT 190230
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
930 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
KSC015-190240-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/
Butler KS-
930 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
and east central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3798 9596 3787 9652 3809 9652 3817 9651
3827 9636 3817 9636 3817 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 256DEG 40KT 3807 9639
$$
KSC017-073-190300-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/
Chase KS-Greenwood KS-
930 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES...
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest
of Hamilton, or 14 miles west of Madison, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Hamilton, Virgil, and Thrall.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 103 and 112.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
and east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3798 9596 3787 9652 3809 9652 3817 9651
3827 9636 3817 9636 3817 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 256DEG 40KT 3807 9639
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
KAUFMAN906
WWUS53 KICT 190251
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
951 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
KSC017-073-190301-
/O.EXP.KICT.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-260519T0300Z/
Chase KS-Greenwood KS-
951 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND
NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However, heavy rain is still possible with
this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
and east central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3798 9596 3787 9652 3809 9652 3817 9651
3827 9636 3817 9636 3817 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 270DEG 45KT 3813 9608
$$
KAUFMANWhat 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 May 18, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1258 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191800- 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- 1258 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to redevelop this afternoon over central Kansas. Some of the storms will quickly become severe and could produce significant severe weather. The stronger storms will be capable of producing damaging winds around 70 mph, up to baseball size hail, tornadoes, and heavy rainfall. A few strong tornadoes are possible. Storms should congeal into a line of storms and travel slowly southeast later this evening. Once this happens the risk of severe weather will begin to decrease through the late night hours. The primary risk will then transition to mainly damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Strong south winds gusting up to 45 mph will affect portions of central, south central, and southeast Kansas today. A wind advisory is in effect until 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Additional off-and-on chances for showers and thunderstorms are possible Tuesday through week's end, but widespread severe weather is not expected with this activity. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 48 min |
| May 18, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 18, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion | 49 min |
| May 18, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 18, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Marion | 39 min |
| May 18, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 64 min |
| May 18, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick | 40 min |
| May 18, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 25 min |
| May 18, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 64 min |
| May 18, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 47 min |
| May 18, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 47 min |
| May 18, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 27 min |
| May 18, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 43 min |
| May 18, 11:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson | 8 hr |
| May 18, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 46 min |
| May 19, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 43 min |
| May 19, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 53 min |
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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.