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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 313, NWS Wichita, KS

June 19, 20264 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2026, 7:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 62 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 19, 2026, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2026, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 19, 6:32 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 6:32 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
337 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-202045-
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-
337 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 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

A few thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon through
tonight over mainly central and north-central Kansas. Nickel size
hail may accompany the strongest activity.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A complex of storms is expected to track out of northwest Kansas
and southern Nebraska on Saturday night into Sunday morning,
affecting much of the area. 60 to 80 mph winds, ping pong size
hail, heavy rain and potentially some flooding concerns will be
possible. Some of this activity may linger into Sunday morning,
especially across eastern Kansas.

Periodic storm chances will remain in the forecast for Monday night
through Thursday with some strong and severe storms possible.

.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 19, 5:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:12 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 3:02 AM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 17 more46 hr
Jun 20, 8:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTSaline27 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.