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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 296, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2026, 12:03 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 42 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 17, 2026, 12:03 AM CDT (05:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2026, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allen County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1214 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
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 16, 11:38 PM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 11:38 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 11:12 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1112 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-171945- 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- 1112 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are expected tonight from the Flint Hills into southeast Kansas. While most locations will likely remain thunderstorm- free, a few isolated severe thunderstorms capable of 60 to 70 mph winds and golfball size hail are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 degrees will impact portions of south-central and southeast Kansas Wednesday. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are expected Wednesday late afternoon and evening, with the greatest chances generally along and east to southeast of the Kansas Turnpike. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary risks, along with pockets of heavy rainfall. Additional chances for showers and thunderstorms are possible late Wednesday night through at least midday Thursday. There is a risk for strong to marginally severe thunderstorms with this activity, along with heavy rainfall and associated localized flooding concerns. Additional off-and-on thunderstorm chances remain possible Friday night through this weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of severe weather and flooding are always greatly appreciated. && 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 16, 6:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
630 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0626 PM Hail Clearwater 37.51N 97.50W
06/16/2026 E0.88 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Jun 16, 11:28 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Wilson, Woodson | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho, Wilson | 69 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.