Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 10:19PM CDT until June 20 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 8:19pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
At 1018 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pfeifer to near La Crosse to near Burdett, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public. At 1016 PM CDT, a personal weather station reported
63 mph winds 4 miles west of Nekoma.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Hays, Larned, La Crosse, Victoria, Walker, Otis, Bison, Burdett,
Schoenchen, Rush Center, Rozel, Liebenthal, Timken, Alexander, Ash
Valley, Sanford, Nekoma, Frizell, Hargrave, and Pfeifer.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Ellis, KS; Hodgeman, KS; Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov