⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS – Saturday, June 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 10:35PM CDT until June 20 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

SVRICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Lincoln County in central Kansas…
Western Ellsworth County in central Kansas…
Russell County in central Kansas…
Barton County in central Kansas…

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1032 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southwest of Luray to 9 miles south of
Rozel, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Great Bend, Russell, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Wilson, Wilson Lake
State Park, Claflin, Lincoln, Lucas, Gorham, Sylvan Grove, Pawnee
Rock, Luray, Dorrance, Albert, Olmitz, Milberger, Bunker Hill,
Paradise, Galatia, and Susank.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 176 and 216.

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.