⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rawlins; Decatur; Hitchcock; Red Willow – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 1:37AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 137 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Herndon, or 16 miles northeast of Atwood, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Rawlins, northwestern Decatur, southwestern Red Willow and
southeastern Hitchcock Counties, including the following locations…
Traer and Cedar Bluffs.

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.