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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:57 PM May. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN RUSH AND SOUTHEASTERN ELLIS COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near La Crosse, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Liebenthal around 705 PM CDT. Loretta around 710 PM CDT. Pfeifer around 715 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central Kansas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:35 PM May. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 253 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS ELLIS RUSH IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BARBER COMANCHE EDWARDS KIOWA PAWNEE PRATT STAFFORD IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS FORD HODGEMAN IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS NESS TREGO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLDWATER, DODGE CITY, GREENSBURG, HANSTON, HAVILAND, HAYS, JETMORE, KINSLEY, KIOWA, LA CROSSE, LAKE COLDWATER, LARNED, LEWIS, MACKSVILLE, MEDICINE LODGE, NESS CITY, PFEIFER, PRATT, PROTECTION, ST. JOHN, STAFFORD, AND WAKEENEY.
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