| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Barton, KS |
| Effective | 8/13/2026, 6:48:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/13/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 6:48PM CDT until August 13 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Barton County in central Kansas…
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 648 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pawnee Rock,
or 9 miles north of Radium, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Great Bend, Pawnee Rock, Olmitz, and Great Bend Airport.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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