| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Scott, KS |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 5:43:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 5:43PM CDT until August 9 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Details
SVRDDC
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Scott County in west central Kansas…
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Modoc, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. Areas of blowing dust will reduce
visibility. Dry lightning strikes may pose a wildfire
risk.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Scott City around 550 PM CDT.
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 this storm. 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.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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