Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Western Kansas Counties
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NOAA issued it on July 1, 2026, 7 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 Ness, Hodgeman, northwestern Pawnee, and Rush counties in Kansas until 8:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western and Central Kansas
- Issued
- July 1, 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 7 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western and Central Kansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Dodge City KS. The alert is effective from June 9 at 7:46 PM CDT until June 9 at 8:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Ness County in west central Kansas, Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas, northwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas, and 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 7:45 PM CDT, high winds north of a thunderstorm cluster were located along a line extending from near Rush Center to 11 miles northwest of Jetmore, moving north at 45 mph. Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Little additional rainfall and lightning is expected.
Timeline
The alert is in effect until 8:45 PM CDT on June 9, 2026. Severe thunderstorms will be near La Crosse, Rush Center, and Nekoma around 7:50 PM CDT; Bazine, Bison, and Alexander around 7:55 PM CDT; Ness City and Hargrave around 8:00 PM CDT; and McCracken, Liebenthal, and Loretta around 8:05 PM CDT.
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