Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 15:13

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:13PM CDT until May 18 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 3:13pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Stafford County in south central Kansas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 513 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Seward to near St. John to near Belpre, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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... St. John, Macksville, Hudson, and Dillwyn around 520 PM CDT. Stafford around 525 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Zenith.
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 Kansas.
Area Description: 
Stafford, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov