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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:09PM 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…
Western Elk County in southeastern Kansas…
Northeastern Cowley County in south central Kansas…
Southeastern Butler County in south central Kansas…

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Grenola, or 12 miles west of Howard, moving south at 15 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…
Moline and Grenola.

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.