⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Butler, KS; Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 5:41PM CDT until July 4 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

SVRICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Elk County in southeastern Kansas…
Southeastern Butler County in south central Kansas…
Southwestern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas…

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
of Latham, or 13 miles east of Leon, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Piedmont and Beaumont.

Instructions

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

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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