| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Linn; Bates |
| Effective | 8/6/2026, 1:21:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/6/2026, 1:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 1:21AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Details
At 121 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Prescott, or near Pleasanton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Rich Hill, Pleasanton, Hume, Prescott, Foster, and Worland.
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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