⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sherman; Thomas; Logan – Monday, August 31, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 31 at 12:43AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 1242 AM MDT/142 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 4 miles northwest of Winona, or 17 miles south of
Brewster, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Thomas, northwestern Logan and southeastern Sherman Counties,
including the following locations… Edson.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 26 and 56.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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