| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Ottawa; Dickinson |
| Effective | 9/20/2026, 1:46:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/20/2026, 2:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 1:46AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles west of Lincoln to Smolan to 3 miles
northeast of Galva. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Abilene, Herington, Minneapolis, Solomon, Enterprise, Bennington,
Hope, Delphos, Tescott, Culver, Wells, Manchester, Carlton, Niles,
Talmage, and Ada.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 281.
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.
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