Kansas Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/22/2026 04:38

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 6:38AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 22, 2026 - 4:38am
Expires: 
August 22, 2026 - 5:30am
Description: 
At 638 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Montrose to near Ionia to near Portis. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Osborne, Downs, Cawker City, Jewell, and Randall around 645 AM CDT. Glen Elder around 650 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these storms include Beloit, Tipton, Scottsville, Asherville, Hunter, Simpson and Victor.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Smith; Jewell; Osborne; Mitchell
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov