| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS |
| Effective | 6/18/2026, 5:23:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/18/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:23PM CDT until June 18 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
South central Sedgwick County in south central Kansas…
Northwestern Sumner County in south central Kansas…
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Viola, or
near Conway Springs, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Wellington, Conway Springs, Viola, Wellington Airport, and
Riverdale.
This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 20 and 32.
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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