⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rush; Pawnee; Stafford; Edwards – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:35PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 635 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles south of Shaffer to Kinsley. Movement
was northeast at 30 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Larned, Garfield, and Frizell around 640 PM CDT.
Lewis around 645 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Zook.

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.