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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2026, 6:28 PM CDT for Ellsworth County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 77 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
- Jun 10, 2026, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 77 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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.
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 10, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
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 Jun 10, 1:21 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:21 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 5:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 514 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-112015- 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- 514 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Heat indices between 100 and 105 are possible early this evening, mainly across south-central Kansas. A couple severe storms are possible this evening into tonight across the Flint Hills and parts of central and perhaps south central Kansas. The main concerns will be hail up to 2 inches in diameter and up to 70 mph wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Periodic thunderstorm chances are possible from Thursday afternoon through Monday. Strong to severe storms are possible Thursday and Saturday. .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
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, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 41 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, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 66 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.