July 31, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Red Willow – Thursday, July 30, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Red Willow
Effective 7/30/2026, 9:44:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/30/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 9:44PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 944 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 5 miles southeast of Indianola, or 14 miles east of
McCook, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Red Willow
County.

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.