| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Rice, KS; Russell, KS |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 8:42:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/10/2026, 3:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 9 at 8:42PM CDT until July 10 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
BARTON ELLSWORTH LINCOLN
RICE RUSSELL
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ELLSWORTH, GREAT BEND, LINCOLN,
LYONS, RUSSELL, STERLING, SYLVAN GROVE, AND WILSON.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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