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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
643 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Barton County in central Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
  Shaffer, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Great Bend, Hoisington, Pawnee Rock, and Great Bend Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3844 9903 3852 9875 3826 9874 3826 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 259DEG 21KT 3837 9907

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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KAUFMAN