⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Trego; Ellis; Ness; Rush; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Ford; Edwards – Saturday, September 19, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 11:21PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 1121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles south of Trego Center to near Kinsley.
Movement was northeast at 30 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…
Lewis, Rozel, Alexander, Brownell, and Cedar Bluff around 1125 PM
CDT.
McCracken, Garfield, and Sanford around 1130 PM CDT.
Nekoma around 1135 PM CDT.
Belpre, Hargrave, and Frizell around 1140 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Rush Center, Ash
Valley, Riga, Zook, Larned, Ellis, La Crosse, Liebenthal, Bison,
Schoenchen, Timken, Yocemento and Antonino.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.