| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Kearny; Finney; Haskell; Gray; Seward; Meade |
| Effective | 10/20/2026, 10:53:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 10/20/2026, 11:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued October 20 at 10:53AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Details
At 1053 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms
extending from 9 miles west of Friend to 15 miles southeast of
Kismet, or extending from 9 miles west of Friend to 13 miles
southeast of Hayne, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down small tree branches.
Locations impacted include…
Garden City, Holcomb, Kismet, Copeland, Tice, Plymell and Plains.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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