| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Ellsworth, KS; McPherson, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS |
| Effective | 9/19/2026, 4:34:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/19/2026, 5:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 4:34PM CDT until September 19 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern McPherson County in central Kansas…
Northeastern Rice County in central Kansas…
Southeastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas…
Southwestern Saline County in central Kansas…
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Geneseo, or 8
miles northeast of Lyons, moving northeast at 25 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…
Geneseo, Kanopolis Lake, and Kanopolis State Park.
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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