⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Decatur, KS; Rawlins, KS; Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 9:57PM CDT until August 20 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

SVRGLD

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas…
Decatur County in northwestern Kansas…
Red Willow County in southwestern Nebraska…
Eastern Hitchcock County in southwestern Nebraska…

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 956 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Culbertson to 7 miles east of
Oberlin, moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Culbertson around 1010 PM CDT.
Oberlin around 1015 PM CDT.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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.