Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Osborne and Rooks Counties, 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.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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