September 30, 2026

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⚠️ Tornado Warning – Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Event Tornado Warning
Severity Extreme
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS
Effective 9/30/2026, 3:40:00 PM CDT
Expires 9/30/2026, 4:30:00 PM CDT

Tornado Warning issued September 30 at 3:40PM CDT until September 30 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

TORDDC

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
Northeastern Pawnee County in south central Kansas…
Southeastern Rush County in central Kansas…

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 339 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sanford, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Weak, brief tornado.

SOURCE…Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.

IMPACT…Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* This dangerous storm will be near…
Ash Valley around 345 PM CDT.

Instructions

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.


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