Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 16:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:08PM CDT until May 18 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:08pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Stafford County in south central Kansas... Northwestern Pratt County in south central Kansas... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Byers, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Stafford and northwestern Pratt Counties.
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: 
Pratt, KS; Stafford, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Dodge City KS