⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lane; Ness; Finney; Hodgeman – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 2:25AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Alamota, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Finney, southwestern Ness, northwestern Hodgeman and southeastern
Lane Counties.

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.