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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT for Reno County, Rice County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2026, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2026, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 9:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Nickerson, KS | Video of a brief tornado touchdown. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 756 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
972
WFUS53 KICT 110217
TORICT
KSC155-159-110245-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0021.260611T0217Z-260611T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
917 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Reno County in south central Kansas...
South central Rice County in central Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sterling, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Nickerson around 925 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9825 3823 9818 3817 9808 3817 9803
3808 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 306DEG 15KT 3821 9815
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
BAERG2 follow-up statements
723
WWUS53 KICT 110226
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
926 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
KSC155-159-110245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260611T0245Z/
Reno KS-Rice KS-
926 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL RENO AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICE COUNTIES...
At 924 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles northwest of Nickerson, moving southeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Nickerson
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 9823 3823 9817 3817 9808 3817 9803
3809 9816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 306DEG 15KT 3819 9811
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
BAERG197
WWUS53 KICT 110231
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
931 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
KSC155-159-110245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260611T0245Z/
Reno KS-Rice KS-
931 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL RENO AND SOUTH CENTRAL RICE COUNTIES...
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 2 miles north of Nickerson, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Nickerson
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 9817 3817 9808 3817 9803 3810 9814
3816 9822 3817 9823
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 304DEG 15KT 3819 9809
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
BAERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 60 min |
| Jun 10, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 18 min |
| Jun 10, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 74 min |
| Jun 10, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno, Rice | 60 min |
| Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Rice | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 9:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 13 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Reno, Rice | 15 min |
| Jun 10, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Reno | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey | 37 min |
| Jun 11, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 71 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.