Kansas, Nebraska Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/27/2026 20:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 10:18PM CDT until August 27 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 27, 2026 - 8:18pm
Expires: 
August 27, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Norton County in northwestern Kansas... Decatur County in northwestern Kansas... Red Willow County in southwestern Nebraska... * Until 1130 PM CDT. * At 1017 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Hendley to 3 miles northeast of Trenton, moving south at 45 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR MCCOOK. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...The automated weather station at the McCook airport measured a 77 mph wind gust at 1006 PM CDT. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Danbury and Lebanon around 1025 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Oberlin, Norcatur, Clayton, Jennings, Dresden and Lenora.
Instruction: 
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage.
Area Description: 
Decatur, KS; Norton, KS; Red Willow, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov