⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Atchison; Doniphan; Buchanan – Sunday, June 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 21 at 2:09AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

At 209 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Atchison, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Atchison, Rushville, Lancaster, Lewis and Clark Village, Doniphan,
and De Kalb.

Instructions

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Pleasant Hill.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
northeastern Kansas…and west central Missouri.

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