NWS Dodge City KSTO.W 0005September 30, 2026
Tornado Warning: Pawnee, KS
The National Weather Service office in Dodge City issued a tornado warning for Pawnee in Kansas, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on September 30. It was the 5th tornado warning the NWS office in Dodge City issued in 2026. Kansas had 12 tornado warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 25 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Dodge City KS
- Area
- Pawnee
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:20 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDDC TO.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
TORDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Pawnee County in south central Kansas... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 320 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Rozel, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Weak, brief tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. * This dangerous storm will be near... Sanford around 325 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.