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What happened
The National Weather Service’s Wichita office issued a severe storm warning for Great Bend, KS at 7:25 PM CDT on Thursday, October 29, 2026. It was updated twice over the next 26 minutes, raising the hail it warned of to 1.25 inches, half-dollar size, at 7:51 PM CDT. About 20,900 people were inside it, in Great Bend. It ended at 8:14 PM CDT. It was one of 9 warnings in Kansas that day.
How it unfolded
The same day
- Storms over Wichita7:38 PM CDT to 7:40 PM CDT · 40,300 people
- Severe storm warning for Marshall County, KS9:40 PM CDT to 10:14 PM CDT · 5,980 people
- Flash flood warning for Marshall County, KS10:52 PM CDT to 4:24 AM CDT · 3,760 people
- Severe storm warning in Great Bend, KS8:16 PM CDT to 8:38 PM CDT · 3,720 people
- Flash flood warning for Clay and Washington Counties, KS11:52 PM CDT to 3:38 AM CDT · 2,510 people
- Severe storm warning for Marshall County, KS9:58 PM CDT to 10:44 PM CDT · 2,220 people