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Tornado Warning — Barton, KS — Sep 30, 2026

NWS ICT · ETN 25 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Barton — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ICT issued a tornado warning at 21:39 UTC on Sep 30, 2026 covering Barton, KS. The warning was in effect for 9 minutes, ending at Sep 30, 2026 21:48 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 38.54, -98.95, moving northeast at about 29 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
4 NNE Olmitz Barton, KS Unrated Tornado via chaser video. Location estimated from radar. (ICT)
4 ESE Galatia Barton, KS Unrated Trained spotter is reported multiple tornadoes ongoing. (ICT)
4 W Susank Barton, KS Unrated Several brief touchdowns via storm chaser video. (ICT)
4 NW Susank Barton, KS Unrated Location estimated from radar. (ICT)
4 NNW Susank Barton, KS Unrated Tornado damage to some outbuildings. Time estimated from radar. (ICT)
3 E Bunker Hill Russell, KS Unrated Rope tornado reported 3 miles west of Dorrance... north of I-70. (ICT)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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