Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch from THU 9:06 PM CDT until FRI 4:00 AM CDT
Bulletin: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
539 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
CLARK FORD GRANT
GRAY HASKELL MEADE
MORTON SEWARD STANTON
STEVENS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, CIMARRON, DODGE CITY,
ELKHART, FOWLER, HUGOTON, JOHNSON CITY, LIBERAL, MEADE, MINNEOLA,
MONTEZUMA, PLAINS CITY, SATANTA, SUBLETTE, AND ULYSSES.
Type: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued for: 2026-08-06T21:06:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-07T04:00:00-05:00
County Name: Morton County
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Weather Alert
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch from THU 9:06 PM CDT until FRI 4:00 AM CDT
Bulletin: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
539 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
CLARK FORD GRANT
GRAY HASKELL MEADE
MORTON SEWARD STANTON
STEVENS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, CIMARRON, DODGE CITY,
ELKHART, FOWLER, HUGOTON, JOHNSON CITY, LIBERAL, MEADE, MINNEOLA,
MONTEZUMA, PLAINS CITY, SATANTA, SUBLETTE, AND ULYSSES.
Type: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued for: 2026-08-06T21:06:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-07T04:00:00-05:00
County Name: Haskell County
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Weather Alert
Headline: Special Weather Statement until THU 9:30 PM CDT
Bulletin: ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...
At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cimarron, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Ensign around 855 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
Type: Special Weather Statement
Issued for: 2026-08-06T20:43:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-06T21:30:00-05:00
County Name:
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Unknown
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Unknown
Weather Alert
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch from THU 9:06 PM CDT until FRI 4:00 AM CDT
Bulletin: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
539 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
CLARK FORD GRANT
GRAY HASKELL MEADE
MORTON SEWARD STANTON
STEVENS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, CIMARRON, DODGE CITY,
ELKHART, FOWLER, HUGOTON, JOHNSON CITY, LIBERAL, MEADE, MINNEOLA,
MONTEZUMA, PLAINS CITY, SATANTA, SUBLETTE, AND ULYSSES.
Type: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued for: 2026-08-06T21:06:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-07T04:00:00-05:00
County Name: Seward County
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Weather Alert
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch from THU 9:06 PM CDT until FRI 4:00 AM CDT
Bulletin: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
539 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
CLARK FORD GRANT
GRAY HASKELL MEADE
MORTON SEWARD STANTON
STEVENS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, CIMARRON, DODGE CITY,
ELKHART, FOWLER, HUGOTON, JOHNSON CITY, LIBERAL, MEADE, MINNEOLA,
MONTEZUMA, PLAINS CITY, SATANTA, SUBLETTE, AND ULYSSES.
Type: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued for: 2026-08-06T21:06:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-07T04:00:00-05:00
County Name: Ford County
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Weather Alert
Headline: Special Weather Statement until THU 9:45 PM CDT
Bulletin: ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY THROUGH
945 PM CDT...
At 905 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Howell, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Dodge City around 910 PM CDT.
Ft. Dodge around 920 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this storm include Wright.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Type: Special Weather Statement
Issued for: 2026-08-06T21:05:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-06T21:45:00-05:00
County Name:
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Unknown
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Unknown
Weather Alert
Headline: Flood Advisory from THU 8:26 PM CDT until THU 11:30 PM CDT
Bulletin: ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Clark County in southwestern Kansas...
* WHEN...Until 1130 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 826 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Acres.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
Type: Flood Advisory
Issued for: 2026-08-06T20:26:00-05:00
Ending at: 2026-08-06T23:30:00-05:00
County Name: Clark County
State: Kansas
Category: Met
Urgency: Unknown
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Unknown
Weather Alert
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch from THU 9:06 PM CDT until FRI 4:00 AM CDT
Bulletin: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
539 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
CLARK FORD GRANT
GRAY HASKELL MEADE
MORTON SEWARD STANTON
STEVENS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, CIMARRON, DODGE CITY,
ELKHART, FOWLER, HUGOTON, JOHNSON CITY, LIBERAL, MEADE, MINNEOLA,
MONTEZUMA, PLAINS CITY, SATANTA, SUBLETTE, AND ULYSSES.
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – A Missouri woman pleaded guilty to using the internet to stalk and terrorize a victim in Kansas with threats of rape and murder.
According to court documents, 26-year-old Julianne Grace Willis, of Independence, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking.
In October 2022, a victim in Ulysses, Kansas, noticed a minor relative had received instant messages on a Roblox account from someone purporting to be a 24-year-old man named Chris. The messages were demeaning, and the victim blocked the account. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would later trace the phone number and IP address to Julianne Grace Willis.
After the victim blocked the Roblox account, Willis began harassing the victim through telephone calls, text messages, and social media messages with threats to rape and kill the victim and to murder the victim’s family.
Willis created a fake dating profile which caused men to show up at the victim’s home expecting romantic encounters. The victim changed jobs because of Willis calling the victim’s employment making derogatory statements. Willis also sent communications to the victim’s relatives with accusations of infidelity.
“The victim in this case endured a sustained and deliberate campaign of harassment by the defendant, whose repeated actions caused significant disruption to the victim’s daily life and well-being of their family. This conduct had a profound and lasting impact on the victim’s sense of security and quality of life. The FBI re