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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 30, 2026, 5:02 PM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 28 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
- Sep 30, 2026, 5:02 PM CDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 39 min |
| Sep 30, 4:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 14 min |
| Sep 30, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton | 26 min |
| Sep 30, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 24 min |
| Sep 30, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| Sep 30, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 46 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.