August 20, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wallace; Logan – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Wallace; Logan
Effective 8/19/2026, 8:02:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/19/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 7:02PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 701 PM MDT/801 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Wallace, or 16 miles east of Sharon
Springs, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 55 mph and half inch 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 southeastern
Wallace and southwestern Logan 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.