Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush Counties KS

Source: NOAA · Western and Central Kansas

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on May 27, 2026, 2 months 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 southern Ness, northern Hodgeman, northwestern Pawnee, and Rush counties in Kansas until 10:15 PM CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Western and Central Kansas
Issued
May 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western and Central Kansas.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Dodge City KS. Effective from 9:25 PM CDT to 10:15 PM CDT on May 17, 2026.

Affected Areas

Southern Ness County in west central Kansas; Northern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas; Northwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas; Rush County in central Kansas.

What You Should Do

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

Expected Conditions

At 9:25 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Otis to 8 miles northeast of Kalvesta, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazards include golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.

Timeline

Alert in effect until 10:15 PM CDT on May 17, 2026. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 11:00 PM CDT for south central, central, southwestern and west central Kansas.

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What is this NWS weather alert about?
NWS Dodge City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Ness, northern Hodgeman, northwestern Pawnee, and Rush counties in Kansas until 10:15 PM CDT.
Which agency issued this alert?
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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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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