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WFUS53 KICT 181855

TORICT

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Wichita KS

155 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026



The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  Eastern Lincoln County in central Kansas...



* Until 245 PM CDT.



* At 154 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

  was located 6 miles southwest of Lincoln, moving northeast at 40

  mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.



  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.



* This dangerous storm will be near...

  Lincoln around 200 PM CDT.

  Barnard around 215 PM CDT.



Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include

Westfall.



This includes Interstate 70 near Mile Marker 229.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest

floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a

mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter

and protect yourself from flying debris.



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LAT...LON 3897 9793 3887 9804 3887 9833 3922 9819

      3922 9793

TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 213DEG 37KT 3896 9820 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN



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LAWSON