| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Kearny; Finney; Grant; Haskell; Stevens |
| Effective | 8/8/2026, 8:03:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/8/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 8:03PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Details
At 803 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles north of Ulysses, moving southeast at 25 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.
Locations impacted include…
Hickok.
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.
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