Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 2:30AM CDT until June 17 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2025 - 12:30am
Expires:
June 17, 2025 - 12:45am
Description:
At 230 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near New Cambria to 5 miles southwest of Ellsworth to
5 miles southwest of Great Bend, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Salina, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Hoisington, Ellinwood, Wilson,
Claflin, Kanopolis, Chase, Holyrood, Assaria, Gypsum, Bushton,
Geneseo, Brookville, Pawnee Rock, Smolan, Albert, Lorraine, and New
Cambria.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 78 and 95.
Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 207 and 228, and between Mile
Markers 237 and 266.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Rice, KS; Russell, KS; Saline, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS