Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 17:32

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 7:32PM CDT until May 18 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 5:32pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Barber County in south central Kansas... Southern Pratt County in south central Kansas... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 732 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located very near Coats, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 55 IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Sawyer and Coats around 735 PM CDT. Isabel around 745 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 1000 PM CDT for south central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Barber, KS; Pratt, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov