| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Decatur, KS; Rawlins, KS; Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE |
| Effective | 8/25/2026, 7:32:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/25/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 7:32AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Details
At 731 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of
Indianola to near Herndon. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
McCook, Oberlin, Atwood, Culbertson, Indianola, Bartley, Herndon,
Danbury, Ludell, Traer, and Cedar Bluffs.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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