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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:40PM CDT until October 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Harper, KS; Kingman, KS. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Wichita KS · Harper, KS; Kingman, KS
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Harper, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harper, Norwich, Danville, Rago, and Runnymede.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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2 updates · 1 first record

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:21PM CDT until October 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:40PM CDT until October 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Attica, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harper, Norwich, Spivey, Danville, Rago, Runnymede, and Crystal Springs.

    After

    At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Harper, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harper, Norwich, Danville, Rago, and Runnymede.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8961ff264431318d3302b9abb56077450ee0671f.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9ac4847a9d48687de2f9abd5c3b4e463d67afebe.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC

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  2. Saved by us

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    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:13PM CDT until October 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:21PM CDT until October 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Harper County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Kingman County in south central Kansas... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Attica, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Harper, Norwich, Zenda, Spivey, Danville, Rago, Runnymede, and Crystal Springs.

    After

    At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Attica, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harper, Norwich, Spivey, Danville, Rago, Runnymede, and Crystal Springs.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a93997c6e2447a51fd31c1f29299437eae726a7c.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8961ff264431318d3302b9abb56077450ee0671f.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 00:21 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:13PM CDT until October 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC

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