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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 398, NWS Wichita, KS

August 26, 2026Sedgwick County, Sumner County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2026, 6:24 PM CDT for Sedgwick County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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
Aug 26, 2026, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 6:01 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryICTChase, Greenwood, McPherson, Marion, Saline3 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.