Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 4:46PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
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At 446 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southwest of Aetna, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Aetna around 455 PM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Kansas.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- KS, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Comanche; Barber
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-13T16:46:00-05:00
- states
- ["KS"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-13T16:46:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.385f6330ae32e10d7a2055f71c3443c5cdddc04e.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Kansas.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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