Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Ness, Pawnee, and Rush Counties in Kansas
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NWS Dodge City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Ness County, northwestern Pawnee County, and Rush County until 9:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Central 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 West Central and Central Kansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Dodge City KS. Effective from 2026-05-17T20:44:00-05:00 until 2026-05-17T21:30:00-05:00. The alert is classified as Actual with severity Severe, urgency Immediate, and certainty Observed.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Ness County in west central Kansas, Northwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas, and Rush County in central Kansas. Severe thunderstorms will be near La Crosse, Bison, Rush Center, and Nekoma around 850 PM CDT. Other locations in the path include Alexander and Loretta.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 844 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Otis to 9 miles north of Burdett, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazards include golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts. Impacts include injuries to people and animals outdoors, hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles, and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 930 PM CDT on May 17, 2026. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for the region.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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