⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rooks; Osborne – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 11:44PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 1143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hill City to 6 miles northeast of Ellis.
Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Palco and Damar around 1150 PM CDT.
Zurich around 1155 PM CDT.
Plainville and Webster State Park around 1200 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Codell, Stockton
and Natoma.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
north central Kansas.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.