| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dickinson; Geary; Morris |
| Effective | 7/31/2026, 2:30:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/31/2026, 3:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
At 229 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Grandview Plaza to near
Gypsum. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Junction City, Abilene, Herington, Council Grove, Grandview Plaza,
Chapman, Solomon, Enterprise, White City, Hope, Dwight, Woodbine,
Wilsey, Parkerville, Carlton, Latimer, Talmage, Moonlight, Council
Grove Lake, and Burdick.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 300.
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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