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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hamilton – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Hamilton
Effective 8/29/2026, 6:36:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/29/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 5:36PM MDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Granada, or 16 miles east of Lamar, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Areas of blowing dust.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Coolidge.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.