August 6, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Finney; Hodgeman – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Finney; Hodgeman
Effective 8/6/2026, 12:23:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/6/2026, 1:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 12:23AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 1223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles northwest of Jetmore, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Finney
and western Hodgeman Counties.

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.