⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Trego; Ellis; Ness; Rush; Pawnee – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 11:36PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 1136 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ogallah to near Cedar Bluff to 11 miles
northwest of Hanston. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Bazine and Ogallah around 1140 PM CDT.
McCracken and Riga around 1145 PM CDT.
Ellis and Alexander around 1155 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Hargrave,
Antonino, Schoenchen, Yocemento and Nekoma.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
central, south central, southwestern and west central Kansas.

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