| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Butler, KS; Harvey, KS; Sedgwick, KS |
| Effective | 6/18/2026, 7:02:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/18/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 7:02AM CDT until June 18 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas…
Southeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas…
Northwestern Butler County in south central Kansas…
* Until 800 AM CDT.
* At 702 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bel Aire,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Wichita, El Dorado, Andover, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire,
Towanda, Benton, Whitewater, Kechi, Eastborough, Potwin, East
Wichita, Northeast Wichita, and Jabara Airport.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 11 and 18.
Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 49 and 63, and between Mile
Markers 68 and 73.
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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