⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Finney, KS; Kearny, KS – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 6:54PM CDT until August 8 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

SVRDDC

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Kearny County in southwestern Kansas…
West central Finney County in southwestern Kansas…

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Lakin, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. Areas of blowing dust will reduce
visibility. Dry lightning strikes will pose a wildfire
risk.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Kearny and west central Finney Counties.

Instructions

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

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