⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; McPherson, KS; Rice, KS – Saturday, June 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 13 at 6:28PM CDT until June 13 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

SVRICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern McPherson County in central Kansas…
Rice County in central Kansas…
Southern Ellsworth County in central Kansas…
Southeastern Barton County in central Kansas…

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Geneseo, or
11 miles south of Kanopolis, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Lyons, Sterling, Marquette, Little River, Chase, Bushton, Geneseo,
Alden, Lorraine, Windom, Raymond, Frederick, Silica, Kanopolis
Lake, and Kanopolis State Park.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.