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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:17 PM Sep. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Barber County in south central Kansas... Central Pratt County in south central Kansas... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 415 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Croft, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Coats around 420 PM CDT. Pratt around 430 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Iuka and Preston. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:06 PM Sep. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KIOWA... NORTHWESTERN BARBER AND PRATT COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT... At 406 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Croft, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Croft around 410 PM CDT. Coats around 415 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Pratt and Iuka. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Kansas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:22 PM Sep. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 670 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BARBER COMANCHE KIOWA PRATT STAFFORD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLDWATER, GREENSBURG, HAVILAND, KIOWA, LAKE COLDWATER, MACKSVILLE, MEDICINE LODGE, PRATT, PROTECTION, ST. JOHN, AND STAFFORD.
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