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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Wichita, KS

June 10, 2026Ellsworth County, Rice County, Kansas

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.

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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
Jun 10, 2:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Rice68 min
Jun 9, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen12 hr
Jun 9, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho12 hr
Jun 9, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho12 hr
Jun 9, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell56 min
Jun 9, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, Saline41 min
Jun 9, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline24 min
Jun 10, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton54 min
Jun 10, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTRice66 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.