Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 17:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 7:58PM CDT until May 17 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 5:58pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
SVRDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pawnee County in south central Kansas... Rush County in central Kansas... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 758 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Otis to 6 miles north of Burdett, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Otis, Bison, Rush Center, and Timken around 805 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central, central and west central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Pawnee, KS; Rush, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov