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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1101 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

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Sumner KS-
1101 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SUMNER COUNTY...

At 1100 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wellington,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Public. At 1057 PM, ping pong ball size hail was reported 
         west of Wellington.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Wellington, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Oxford, Mayfield, Perth,
Riverdale, and Wellington Airport.

This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 8 and 33.
 
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 3747 9715 3712 9715 3707 9770 3748 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 275DEG 26KT 3728 9734 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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KAUFMAN