Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Osborne and Rooks Counties, Kansas

Source: NOAA · North Central Kansas

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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 Hastings NE has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Osborne and Rooks Counties in north central Kansas until 9:15 PM CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
North Central Kansas
Issued
July 27, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Hastings NE

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 North Central Kansas.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Hastings NE. Effective from 2026-06-20T20:33:00-05:00 until 2026-06-20T21:15:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVW.

Affected Areas

Osborne County in north central Kansas and Rooks County in north central Kansas. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Damar to 7 miles south of Osborne, moving southeast at 20 mph. Will be near Damar around 835 PM CDT, Palco around 840 PM CDT, Plainville and Zurich around 845 PM CDT. Other locations in the path include Natoma and Codell.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Timeline

Issued and effective at 8:33 PM CDT June 20, 2026. Expires and ends at 9:15 PM CDT June 20, 2026.

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NWS Hastings NE has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Osborne and Rooks Counties in north central Kansas until 9:15 PM CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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