Rawlins County Public Health Department

07/21/2026

07/13/2026

💙 Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas is offering long-term recovery support for households impacted by recent severe weather across northern Kansas.

Please read the full press release below for information about available assistance, eligibility, and how to apply.

If you know someone who may benefit from this support, please help us share this information. 🌻

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Catholic Charities Offers Long-Term Recovery Support for Households Impacted by Severe Weather

SALINA, Kan. — As area communities across northern Kansas move from immediate storm response into longer-term recovery, Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas is available to help vulnerable households facing ongoing hardship from the recent severe weather.

Support may be available for storm-related needs such as replacement food, essential repairs, utility or housing concerns, transportation challenges, insurance gaps, lost wages, or other financial hardship connected to the storms and their aftermath.

Assistance is intended for households in heavily impacted communities within Catholic Charities’ 31-county service area who have limited resources or do not have other adequate means of support. Funding will be distributed based on need, household circumstances, disaster-related impact, and available resources.

“At Catholic Charities, our mission is to walk alongside our neighbors in moments of hardship and help restore stability, dignity, and hope,” said Megan Robl, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas. “As communities begin the recovery process, we want vulnerable families to know they are not alone. We are here to help them identify their most urgent needs, connect with available resources, and take the next step forward.”

This assistance is supported through the Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas Disaster Relief Fund, with supplemental support from Catholic Charities USA.

Households needing support may call Catholic Charities at 785-825-0208 or complete an inquiry form online at https://buff.ly/EdgzUIi.

Community members who would like to help support vulnerable local families impacted by the storms may contribute to the Catholic Charities Disaster Relief Fund at https://buff.ly/EdgzUIi-relief.

Catholic Charities extends its gratitude to the emergency responders, volunteers, community partners, churches, local agencies, and neighbors who have responded quickly and compassionately during recent severe weather.

07/10/2026

Expired - no longer current
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Cheyenne County and
Northwestern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
of McDonald, or 12 miles west of Atwood, moving east at 10 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 thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Cheyenne and northwestern Rawlins Counties in
northwestern Kansas, including the following locations... Blakeman
and Beardsley.

07/10/2026

Expired - no longer current
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Cheyenne County and
Northwestern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 645 PM MDT/745 PM CDT/.

* At 538 PM MDT/638 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Benkelman, moving east 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Benkelman around 545 PM MDT.

07/10/2026

*** This post is no longer current ***

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10/11 pm MT/CT for Eastern Colorado, parts of Western Kansas, and Dundy County in Nebraska. Wind gusts up to 75 mph and hail up to ping pong ball size are the main hazards.

07/08/2026

**This post is no longer current**

The potential for severe weather has increased for this evening. Winds up around 80 MPH are possible, which will likely cause blowing dust to occur. Hail up to 1.75 inches is also possible. Tomorrow's threats are similar to today's, but slightly weaker.

07/02/2026

**Severe Thunderstorm WATCH includes Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman

JULY 2, 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ THIS EVENING

Primary threats include: Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible; scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2" in diameter possible.

Severe storms are expected to increase in multiple corridors across the region, with large hail and damaging winds as the primary hazards, which includes the potential for multiple linear clusters to develop and organize this evening.

06/25/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT /2 AM CDT
THURSDAY

Includes Cheyenne, Rawlins, and Sherman

06/24/2026