⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS – Saturday, June 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 11:42PM CDT until June 21 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Details

SVRICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Lincoln County in central Kansas…
Ellsworth County in central Kansas…
Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas…
Northeastern Barton County in central Kansas…

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1142 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Sylvan Grove to 8 miles southwest of Lucas to 6
miles northwest of Dorrance to near Claflin, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Ellsworth, Wilson, Claflin, Kanopolis, Lincoln, Holyrood, Lucas,
Sylvan Grove, Geneseo, Dorrance, Lorraine, Bunker Hill, Ellsworth
Airport, Kanopolis Lake, Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake, Odin, and
Kanopolis State Park.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 188 and 223.

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.