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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 335, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2026, 1:49 PM CDT for Cowley County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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 25, 2026, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2026, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Cowley County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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 nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 241 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1071 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 25, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 11:18 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1118 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-261630- 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- 1118 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 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 Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will impact central and southern Kansas through mid-afternoon. The strongest activity over south-central and southeast Kansas will be capable of dime to quarter size hail, 50 to 60 mph winds, and locally heavy rainfall. Additional scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to redevelop across the region later this afternoon and evening, and persist into the overnight hours. The strongest activity will be capable of golfball size hail, 70 mph winds, and perhaps a few brief tornadoes. Additionally, areas of very heavy rainfall and associated flooding concerns are possible. The greatest threat for severe weather and heavy rain look to remain mostly south of Highway 56. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Storm chances will return for Friday night with large hail the primary threat with the storms. Much warmer temperatures and high humidity will support heat indices above 100 each afternoon Saturday through Wednesday, especially across southern Kansas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Any reports of severe weather or flooding today and tonight would be 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 25, 1:22 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
122 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM Rain 3 NW Harper 37.32N 98.06W
06/25/2026 M2.40 Inch Harper KS Public
1.3 inches in the last 6 hours; 1.1 inches
from yesterday and overnight.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 55 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho | 59 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 72 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 4 days |
| Jun 25, 8:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cherokee, Labette | 4 days |
| Jun 25, 8:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 30 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 57 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 23 min |
| Jun 25, 2:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 4 days |
| Jun 25, 2:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick, Sumner | 23 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Sumner | 3 days |
| Jun 25, 2:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 71 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 40 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Cowley | 3 days |
| Jun 25, 2:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Wilson | 23 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery, Wilson | 3 days |
| Jun 25, 2:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 4 days |
| Jun 25, 2:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 23 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 31 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Kingman | 59 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 8 hr |
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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.