Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/09/2026 18:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 8:59PM CDT until July 9 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 6:59pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
At 859 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of Atwood, moving southeast at 5 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. Locations impacted include... Atwood, Blakeman, and Beardsley.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is producing accumulating hail, which will make driving hazardous, similar to snow or ice. If you must travel, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Rawlins, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS