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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Comanche; Barber – Friday, August 14, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Comanche; Barber
Effective 8/14/2026, 6:05:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/14/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 6:05PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Haviland to near
Aetna. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Sun City, Aetna, Croft, and Wellsford around 610 PM CDT.
Cullison around 615 PM CDT.
Coats, Lake City, and Byers around 625 PM CDT.

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.