Winter Storm Warnings
April 3 2026
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Kansas.
SVRICT
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Elk County in southeastern Kansas...
Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas...
Eastern Chautauqua County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 655 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Peru, or 9 miles northeast of Sedan, moving east at 40 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...
Coffeyville, Independence, Sedan, Dearing, Elk City, Peru, Liberty,
Havana, Bolton, Sycamore, Niotaze, Elk City Lake, Elk City State
Park, Hale, and Independence Airport.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 93 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, GARNETT, LAWRENCE, LEBO,
AND OTTAWA.
At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of
Sedan, moving northeast 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...
Sedan, Peru, Niotaze, and Hale.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 93 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS
ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK
GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE,
EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, INDEPENDENCE, IOLA,
LONGTON, MADISON, MOLINE, NEODESHA, PARSONS, SEDAN,
AND YATES CENTER.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Neosho River at Oswego affecting Labette and Cherokee Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...Neosho River at Oswego.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, The left bank begins to overflow and
floods agricultural fields. Also, the dirt county road, 13000
Road, along the north side of the river bank starts to flood at
1.5 miles downstream of gage site where the bridge crosses
Lightning Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 7.7 feet early
Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone
043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045
Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062
Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064
Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075
Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077
Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 084
Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086
Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088
Clark.
* TIMING...Until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening.
* WINDS...North-northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...Critical Fire Weather This Afternoon..
.Breezy NW winds and low relative humidity will lead to critical
fire weather conditions across much of the area this afternoon.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002
Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015
Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041
Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red
Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO.
* TIMING...From 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ this morning to 7 PM MDT /8
PM CDT/ this evening.
* WINDS...Northwest at 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop
may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...During the mid to late afternoon, winds
will be strongest north of Interstate 70.