Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:58PM CDT until May 18 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 1:58pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRDDC
The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Ford County in southwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Hodgeman County in southwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Edwards County in south central Kansas...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 358 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ford, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Spearville and Bellefont around 415 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Offerle.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southwestern Kansas.
Area Description:
Edwards, KS; Ford, KS; Hodgeman, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov