{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.fd6fcc3ba650c117e244fdd7c3a0b47254af93b0.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:24PM CDT until May 18 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.fd6fcc3ba650c117e244fdd7c3a0b47254af93b0.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Dodge City KS"},"word_count":162,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:24PM CDT until May 18 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Edwards, KS; Kiowa, KS; Pratt, KS\n**Issued by:** NWS Dodge City KS\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T17:24:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T17:24:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T18:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nSVRDDC\n\nThe National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a\n\n* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...\nNortheastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas...\nSoutheastern Edwards County in south central Kansas...\nNorthwestern Pratt County in south central Kansas...\n\n* Until 615 PM CDT.\n\n* At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Haviland,\nmoving east at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage\nto roofs, siding, and trees.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nPratt and Iuka.\n\n## Instructions\nFor your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.\n\nA Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central\nKansas."}