| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pawnee, KS; Stafford, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 7:27:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 7:27PM CDT until August 18 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Details
SVRDDC
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Pawnee County in south central Kansas…
Northwestern Stafford County in south central Kansas…
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Radium,
moving east at 20 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Pawnee and northwestern Stafford Counties.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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