Coordinates: 40.0530, -101.0140
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 11:20PM CDT until August 28 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Goodland KS Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Area: Rawlins, KS; Hitchcock, NE Severity: Severe Urgency: Immediate Certainty: Observed Effective: 2026-08-28T04:20:00.000Z Expires: 2026-08-28T00:00:00-05:00 At 1120 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Stratton, or 11 miles northwest of Trenton, moving south at 15 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 storm will be near... Stratton around 1135 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Blakeman. Instruction: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. Original source: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.20aa489a12b83b5a9bd58beffca9fcc44b1a7b98.001.1View original source