Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego Counties KS
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NOAA issued it on July 27, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Dodge City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Scott County, northwestern Ness County, western Trego County, and Lane County in west central Kansas until 9:00 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Central Kansas
- Issued
- July 27, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Dodge City KS
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Central Kansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVW) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Dodge City KS. The alert is effective from 8:02 PM CDT on June 20, 2026, until 9:00 PM CDT on June 20, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Scott County, northwestern Ness County, western Trego County, and Lane County in west central Kansas. Locations in the path include Scott State Lake, Scott City, Healy, Manning, Shields, and Grigston.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Scott State Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Move to safe shelter now if you can hear thunder.
Expected Conditions
At 8:02 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Park to 9 miles southwest of Gove to near Scott State Lake, moving south at 25 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 9:00 PM CDT on June 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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