August 16, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Trego; Ellis – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Trego; Ellis
Effective 8/15/2026, 11:57:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/16/2026, 12:45:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 11:57PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Details

At 1156 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ogallah to 7 miles north of McCracken.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Ogallah and Riga around 1200 AM CDT.
Ellis around 1205 AM CDT.
Antonino around 1210 AM CDT.
Hays and Yocemento around 1215 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Toulon, Munjor,
Victoria, Catherine and Emmeram.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.


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