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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2026, 10:23 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Saline County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 9, 2026, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2026, 11:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 4013 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KICT 100323
SVRICT
KSC053-105-169-100430-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0252.260610T0323Z-260610T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1023 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lincoln County in central Kansas...
Northeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
Northwestern Saline County in central Kansas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1022 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast
of Sylvan Grove, or 11 miles northeast of Wilson, moving northeast
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lincoln, Beverly, Barnard, and Westfall.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 222 and 236.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9793 3896 9793 3896 9780 3895 9779
3887 9793 3875 9812 3905 9833 3922 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 236DEG 22KT 3891 9830
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
JAKUB2 follow-up statements
284
WWUS53 KICT 100348
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1048 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
KSC053-105-169-100430-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-260610T0430Z/
Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-Saline KS-
1048 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN ELLSWORTH AND NORTHWESTERN SALINE
COUNTIES...
At 1047 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
Kanopolis, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lincoln, Beverly, Barnard, and Westfall.
This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 222 and 236.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9793 3896 9793 3896 9780 3895 9779
3887 9793 3875 9812 3905 9833 3922 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 233DEG 17KT 3886 9808
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
JAKUB156
WWUS53 KICT 100404
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1104 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
KSC053-105-169-100413-
/O.CAN.KICT.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-260610T0430Z/
Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-Saline KS-
1104 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN
ELLSWORTH AND NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 9793 3896 9793 3896 9780 3895 9779
3887 9793 3875 9812 3905 9833 3922 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 236DEG 22KT 3892 9797
$$
JAKUBWhat 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 Jun 9, 6:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Hot and humid conditions will support heat indices around 105 across much of south central and perhaps southeast KS again on Wed.
- Low chance of severe storms across central Kansas with damaging winds around 60-70 mph possible.
- An active pattern continues Wednesday into the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 6:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 644 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Hot and humid conditions will support heat indices around 105 across much of south central and perhaps southeast KS again on Wed. - Low chance of severe storms across central Kansas with damaging winds around 60-70 mph possible. - An active pattern continues Wednesday into the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 225 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 Southwest mid/upper flow prevails over the central CONUS with a mid/upper trough situated over the Northern Intermountain/Northern Rockies. This trough is progged to propagate eastward emerging over the Northern Plains late tonight while forcing the mid/upper ridge south and east. A deeply mix pbl is progged across the High Plains as the low level flow veers through the day. We may still see some high-based convection develop across the High Plains along a diffuse dryline this afternoon. This activity will race east/northeast this evening. Inverted-v profiles/steep mid-lvl lapse rates will support damaging winds with any storms that manage to develop through the early evening hours, but better chances for hail may remain west of the area. Our central Kansas counties could be impacted in the 00- 03Z timeframe as a more subtle pv anomaly rotates out of the Southern High Plains late this afternoon before we see a more rapid demise compared to yesterday. We are expecting a relatively brief window as the pbl is progged to decouple rather quickly with loss of daytime heating. As we move into Wed, the mid/upper trough over the Northern Plains will continue to move along the Canadian border while a trailing cold front bisects Kansas during the afternoon hours. This front will become a focus for deep moist convection in the 21-22Z timeframe when the cap weakens. We continue to see steep mid-level lapse rates and seasonably strong deep layer shear around 30-40 knots supporting more organized convection with large hail and damaging winds. Isolated or widely scattered storms may develop along the stalled frontal boundary or perhaps along the dryline to our west. Some of this activity may linger into the evening hours. The nocturnal LLJ nosing into parts of southwest/south central KS during the early evening hours may allow for some of the activity to linger or fester through the evening/overnight hours. Thursday...The cold front is progged to move slowly south and east bisecting southeast Kansas on Thursday afternoon. We continue to see strong H5 flow on the south side of the Northern Plains trough with relatively steep mid-lvl lapse rates and deep layer shear of 30-40+ knots supporting some storm organization once again. Areas mainly southeast of the Kansas Turnpike will be the area of concern for a few strong/severe storms on Thursday afternoon while a more stable post-frontal regime builds over the remainder of the area. Storms should race south and east away from the area during the evening hours with a stable post-fronal regime building across the area Thursday night. Low level moisture may begin to return to the area on Friday as sfc high pressure moves into the Middle Mississippi Valley area allowing southerly flow to return to the Central Plains. A progressive zonal flow is anticipated as we remain on the southern periphery of the stronger belt of H5 flow. A developing warm frontal segment could result in some shower/storm activity but confidence remains low. Seasonable temperatures are anticipated with highs in the mid/upper 80s. Sat-Tue...Another frontal boundary will sag southward over the area this weekend bringing additional chances for showers and storms late Sat into early Sun. Unsettled weather conditions may linger into early next week as another shortwave trough rotates over the Northern Plains. The warmest day is expected to be Sat, with below average temperatures prevailing Sun-Tue. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 633 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 Storms will impact RSL and GBD between 00z to 04z then are expected to dissipate in central KS. Storms will cause heavy rainfall, strong gusty winds, and lower ceilings at these terminal sites. Breezy southerly winds are anticipated to diminish after 02z with winds picking back up on Wednesday morning. A cold front will push south into central KS Wednesday afternoon, shifting winds at GBD and RSL to northerly. Low- level wind shear will impact central and southeast KS tonight around 06z then will diminish around 13z. Outside of storms, VFR conditions are expected to prevail through this TAF period. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for KSZ033-048>053- 067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for KSZ067-068- 082-083-091-092. && DISCUSSION...MWM AVIATION...GC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 9:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 917 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-110230- 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- 917 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Storms will linger into tonight mainly west of Kansas State Highway 14. The main concerns will be heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Severe storms are not anticipated with this activity. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Heat indices between 100 and 105 are possible Wednesday afternoon, especially across south-central Kansas. Periodic thunderstorm chances are possible from Wednesday afternoon through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
726 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SW Great Bend Airport 38.34N 98.86W
06/09/2026 M63 MPH Barton KS AWOS
Measured at the Great Bend Airport.
&&
BaergLocal storm report, Jun 9, 7:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
731 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0726 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NW Great Bend 38.37N 98.82W
06/09/2026 M68 MPH Barton KS Public
Measured on a personal weather station.
&&
BaergLocal storm report, Jun 9, 7:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
734 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0726 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NE Great Bend 38.39N 98.77W
06/09/2026 E60 MPH Barton KS NWS Employee
estimated about 60 mph, not much more.
&&Local storm report, Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
743 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0741 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NE Ellinwood 38.37N 98.57W
06/09/2026 M59 MPH Barton KS Public
Measured on a personal weather station.
&&
BaergLocal storm report, Jun 9, 9:58 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
958 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Assaria 38.70N 97.60W
06/08/2026 Saline KS Public
Delayed report. Farm outbuilding sustained
roof and wall damage.
&&
CDJLocal storm report, Jun 9, 10:01 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1001 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0956 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 E Susank 38.64N 98.67W
06/09/2026 E60 MPH Barton KS Trained Spotter
estimated about 60 mph.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice | 68 min |
| Jun 9, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen | 12 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 12 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 12 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 24 min |
| Jun 10, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 77 min |
| Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 66 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.