| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS |
| Effective | 7/4/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/4/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:30PM CDT until July 4 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Cowley County in south central Kansas…
Northwestern Chautauqua County in southeastern Kansas…
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grenola, or
11 miles southwest of Howard, 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…
Sedan, Burden, Dexter, Atlanta, and Cambridge.
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.
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