NWS has issued a tornado warning for Marion County until 8:15pm
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
721 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Southern Chase County in east central Kansas...
Northern Butler County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Marion County in central Kansas...
Northern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 720 PM CDT, tornado producing storms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles south of Cottonwood Falls to near Potwin to
Valley Center, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Brief tornadoes and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...There have been several brief landspout tornadoes
reported along this line of storms.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Wichita, El Dorado, Andover, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire,
Maize, Towanda, Colwich, Benton, Whitewater, Madison, Kechi,
Andale, Potwin, Elbing, Burns, Northeast Wichita, Cassoday, and
Bazaar.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 11 and 24.
Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 67 and 116.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT...LON 3777 9766 3807 9710 3836 9636 3836 9635
3817 9635 3817 9596 3812 9596 3789 9660
3772 9714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 295DEG 19KT 3817 9644 3798 9694 3784 9740
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
Instructions:
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Marion County Emergency Management KS
203 S 4th St
Marion, KS 66861
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-382-2144
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning