⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Butler, KS; Harvey, KS; McPherson, KS; Sedgwick, KS – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 9:16AM CDT until July 4 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

SVRICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern McPherson County in central Kansas…
Northeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas…
Eastern Harvey County in south central Kansas…
Northern Butler County in south central Kansas…

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 915 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Potwin, or 6
miles east of Whitewater, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated..

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Newton, El Dorado, Park City, Valley Center, Hesston, North Newton,
Moundridge, Sedgwick, Galva, Whitewater, Potwin, Cassoday, El
Dorado State Park, and El Dorado Lake.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 17 and 55, and between Mile
Markers 59 and 60.
Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 73 and 93.

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.