⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Ellis, KS; Hodgeman, KS; Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS; Trego, KS – Saturday, June 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 9:52PM CDT until June 20 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

SVRDDC

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Ness County in west central Kansas…
Northeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas…
Southeastern Trego County in west central Kansas…
Pawnee County in south central Kansas…
Rush County in central Kansas…
Southern Ellis County in central Kansas…

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 952 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Antonino to near McCracken to 9 miles southeast
of Ness City, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Hays, Larned, Ness City, La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Bazine, Otis,
Bison, Burdett, Schoenchen, McCracken, Rush Center, Rozel,
Liebenthal, Timken, Alexander, Ash Valley, Brownell, and Sanford.

Instructions

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

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.