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This Week in Weather — August 18 to August 23
-This week will generally be warm in the West, South and Northeast. Cooler temperatures will pool across the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.
-The jet will be weak and snaking across the north, from the Northwest to the Northeast.
-Some isolated to scattered severe storms are possible Tuesday and Wednesday in the central part of the country, northward into the Great Lakes.
-Thursday some more isolated storms may pop up over the Upper Midwest. More storms may trigger over the weekend in New England or the Mid Atlantic states, and again over the northern prairies of North Dakota and Montana into Saskatchewan.
-Heavy rains are expected Thursday-Saturday across parts of Virginia and North Carolina.
-It'll be dry over much of California, with above normal temperatures and abundant sunshine. It'll also be exceptionally warm and dry over the Rio Grande region of Texas.
-Wildfire smoke continues primarily in the Northwest, with plentiful wildfire smoke in British Columbia and Washington.
-The Atlantic continues to look quiet for the next week.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
643 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Saline County in central Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Salina,
moving northeast at 30 mph. This warning replaces the previous
Severe Thunderstorm Warning.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Salina, New Cambria, Salina Airport, and Kipp.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 86 and 95.
Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 251 and 266.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3894 9737 3893 9738 3892 9738 3891 9737
3882 9737 3870 9756 3878 9773 3896 9759
3896 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 232DEG 28KT 3879 9762

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
615 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026
Saline KS-
615 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY...

At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Salina, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 614 PM, 60 mph winds were
reported in Salina.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Salina, New Cambria, Salina Airport, and Kipp.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 86 and 95.
Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 247 and 266.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3896 9737 3893 9737 3893 9738 3892 9738
3891 9737 3884 9737 3870 9756 3879 9776
3896 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 209DEG 22KT 3882 9761

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...

She was full of the Catholic Devil in 1973's "The Exorcist". Now, she seems to be a crazy dog lady. Well-intentioned, but a real threat to local humans and thier own animals... kind of like the dog-obsessed people in Salina! A bad dog is a bad dog. Ya gotta put 'em down.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE - EXTREME HEAT WARNING
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1118 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-Including the cities of Russell, Salina, Independence, Derby, El Dorado, Ellsworth, Hutchinson, Cottonwood Falls, Sylvan Grove,Humboldt, Cedar Vale, Lincoln, Strong City, Madison, Coffeyville,Wilson, Winfield, Harper, Hillsboro, Kingman, Lyons, Sedan, Iola,Valley Center, Mulvane, Moline, Fredonia, Rose Hill, Arkansas City,McPherson, Great Bend, Neodesha, Chanute, Grenola, Park City,Anthony, Marion, Haysville, Parsons, Andover, Augusta, Sterling,Wellington, Longton, Eureka, Bel Aire, Howard, Peabody, Attica,Newton, and Yates Center
1118 AM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and
southeast Kansas.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed.

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This Week in Weather — August 11 to August 16

This week a weaker jet will come down out of the northwest from central Canada into New England. This will focus the rain and storms in the vicinity of the jet and just to it's south where more moisture and instability will reside.

Tuesday the SPC has a risk for severe storms out over parts of South Dakota, as well as the Midwest from Iowa to Virginia. More storms look likely across western and central Nebraska on Wednesday, northern Minnesota on Friday, and the lower Great Lakes into parts of the Northeast and Mid Atlantic by Sunday.

Warmer than normal temps are likely across the central and eastern part of the country south of that jet. Cooler than normal temps will set up in the Rockies and western states. This will be welcome to help fight forest fires in the Northwest, but it won't be enough without some much needed rain. Most of the beneficial rain in that region will stay up in Alberta.

It will be very dry in areas like northern California and in the vicinity of the Ark-La-Tex region. Sunshine will be dominant from Arkansas through the southwest and southern California.

The Atlantic is starting to look a little more interesting with the NHC watching 3 areas for possible development. The area with the greatest chance for development should be approaching the Lesser Antilles in about a week. Similarly, another system may develop and approach Hawaii at about the same time.

A new one from "Kaufman" puts another heat advisory in place for Tuesday, concurrent with today's advisory. Well, okay then.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
135 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-Including the cities of Russell, Newton, Valley Center, Coffeyville,Attica, Longton, Iola, Arkansas City, Winfield, Sylvan Grove,Hutchinson, Wilson, Ellsworth, Great Bend, Eureka, Lyons, Humboldt,Fredonia, Andover, Augusta, Sedan, McPherson, Bel Aire, Mulvane,Moline, Rose Hill, Haysville, Park City, Kingman, Madison, Derby,Howard, Strong City, Independence, Parsons, Sterling, CottonwoodFalls, Harper, Marion, Peabody, Yates Center, Anthony, Neodesha,Hillsboro, El Dorado, Wellington, Chanute, Cedar Vale, Lincoln,Grenola, and Salina
135 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107.
For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and
southeast Kansas.
* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 8 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Kaufman