| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 6:34:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 6:34PM CDT until August 18 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Details
SVRDDC
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas…
Southeastern Rush County in central Kansas…
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 634 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ash Valley,
moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Pawnee and southeastern Rush Counties.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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