WWUS53 KICT 190228
SVSICT

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
928 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

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Reno KS-Sedgwick KS-Harvey KS-Kingman KS-Sumner KS-
928 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RENO...WESTERN SEDGWICK...SOUTH CENTRAL HARVEY...
EASTERN KINGMAN AND NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...

At 928 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheney, moving
east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Broadcast media. At 924 PM, 70 mph wind gusts were reported 
         just west of Garden Plain.

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...
Wichita, Goddard, Maize, Clearwater, Cheney, Colwich, Garden Plain,
Mount Hope, Andale, Bentley, Norwich, Viola, West Wichita, Eisenhower
National Airport, Murdock, Spivey, Mt Vernon, Lake Afton, Rago, and
Cheney State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for south central
Kansas.

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

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LAT...LON 3739 9781 3739 9833 3776 9781 3803 9745
      3743 9742 3738 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 260DEG 19KT 3762 9772 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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KAUFMAN