| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS |
| Effective | 6/18/2026, 12:08:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/18/2026, 1:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 12:08PM CDT until June 18 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Cowley County in south central Kansas…
Northwestern Chautauqua County in southeastern Kansas…
* Until 100 PM CDT.
* At 1208 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Cedar Vale, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Cowley and northwestern Chautauqua Counties.
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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