Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Seguin, KS ∙ Atwood Rawlins County Airport, KS ∙ Hoxie, KS ∙ Menlo, KS ∙ Atwood, KS ∙ Leoville, KS ∙ Rexford, KS ∙ Colby Shaltz Field Airport, KS ∙ Oberlin, KS ∙ Gem, KS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Goodland KS 1054 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026 The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas... Northwestern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas... Southeastern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas... Southwestern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 1053 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Herndon, or 12 miles west of Oberlin, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Gem. This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 45 and 63. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3989 10107 3989 10040 3927 10033 3928 10126 TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 017DEG 19KT 3980 10076 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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