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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Wichita, KS

April 9, 2026Lincoln County, Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2026, 7:23 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Kansas. It was in force for 67 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
Apr 9, 2026, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lincoln County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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
Apr 9, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2026-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 249 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2026-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
249 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2042 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
326 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 Apr 9, 6:43 PM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 6:43 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 5:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
502 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-102015-
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-
502 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe storms will be possible across central Kansas along the I-70
corridor, mainly after 5 pm. The strongest activity may be capable
of producing golf ball sized hail and 60-65 mph wind gusts. Storms
may build southward this evening and tonight while gradually
diminishing in intensity after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Strong and severe thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through
Tuesday, with multiple rounds of storms expected through the
period. Repeated rounds of heavy rain could lead to ponding of
water and localized flooding.

We continue to monitor the beginning of next week where we could
see more impactful severe thunderstorms capable of all modes of
severe weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight but any reports of
hail or high winds are 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, Apr 9, 2:09 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
209 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0141 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Russell Airport         38.87N 98.82W
04/09/2026  M67 MPH          Russell            KS   ASOS

            ASOS station KRSL Russell Municipal Airport.
            Occurred with a very light shower passing
            through the area.

&&

JC
Local storm report, Apr 9, 2:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
230 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0141 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Russell Airport         38.87N 98.82W
04/09/2026  M67 MPH          Russell            KS   ASOS

            Edits previous non-tstm wnd gst report from
            Russell Airport. Occurred with a very light
            shower passing through the area. Per the EM,
            power was knocked out in Russell due to the
            wind gust, but it has since been restored as
            of 2:25PM CDT.

&&

JC
Local storm report, Apr 9, 2:50 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
250 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 S Russell             38.86N 98.85W
04/09/2026                   Russell            KS   Public

            Video on social media shows a semi truck
            blown over at the I-70 and US-281 junction.
            Time was estimated base on reports from the
            Russell Municipal Airport of a 67-mph gust
            at 141PM CDT and a 61-mph gust at 153PM CDT.

&&

JC
Local storm report, Apr 9, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
340 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NNE Bunker Hill       38.91N 98.67W
04/09/2026  M58 MPH          Russell            KS   Mesonet

            Measured wind gust from a Kansas State
            Mesonet site located about 3 miles northeast
            of Bunker Hill. Occurred with a light rain
            shower.

&&

JC
Local storm report, Apr 9, 6:28 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatICTLincoln, Saline67 min
Apr 9, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline26 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.