Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 5:08AM CDT until June 17 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2025 - 3:08am
Expires:
June 17, 2025 - 3:30am
Description:
At 508 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Towanda to Rose Hill, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Wichita, El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Bel Aire, Towanda, Benton,
Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, East Wichita, Northeast
Wichita, Mcconnell Air Force Base, Santa Fe Lake, El Dorado State
Park, Augusta Municipal Airport, El Dorado Airport, El Dorado Lake,
and Jabara Airport.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 4 and 11.
Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 46 and 76.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Butler, KS; Sedgwick, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS