⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Atchison – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 3:11AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

At 311 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tabor to near Nebraska City to Julian to
near Johnson to near Lewiston. Movement was east at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Westboro, Watson, Indian Cave State Park,
and Phelps City.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 99 and 123.

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.