WWUS53 KICT 172355
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
655 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

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Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-Russell KS-Barton KS-
655 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN ELLSWORTH...EASTERN RUSSELL AND
NORTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTIES...

At 654 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sylvan Grove to near Dorrance, moving northeast
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Wilson, Lincoln, Lucas, Sylvan Grove, Dorrance, Barnard, Bunker Hill,
Galatia, Susank, Ash Grove, Wilson State Park, and Wilson Lake.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 192 and 216.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central
Kansas.

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

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LAT...LON 3922 9794 3883 9828 3857 9873 3863 9897
      3890 9868 3911 9853 3913 9851 3913 9849
      3915 9849 3922 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 232DEG 36KT 3903 9832 3878 9862 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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