Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Wichita, KS ∙ Greenwich Heights, KS ∙ Kechi, KS ∙ Valley Center, KS ∙ Wichita Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS ∙ Oaklawn-Sunview, KS ∙ Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, KS ∙ Bel Aire, KS ∙ Park City, KS ∙ Schulte, KS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS 1259 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas... * Until 145 AM CDT. * At 1259 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eisenhower National Airport, or near Haysville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Wichita, Derby, Andover, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire, Maize, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, West Wichita, East Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Northeast Wichita, Mcconnell Air Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn, and Jabara Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 0 and 16. Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 38 and 54. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3758 9756 3785 9742 3777 9715 3765 9715 3750 9739 TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 223DEG 19KT 3760 9744 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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