UPDATE

5:28 p.m. Tuesday: The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a flash flood warning for northeastern Rush County and south-central Ellis County.

At 5:05 p.m., radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include Schoenchen, Liebenthal, Pfeifer and Loretta.

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The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement warning of a potentially damaging thunderstorm in the area.

UPDATE
At 432 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Schoenchen, moving north at 10 mph.

The NWS said winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include… Schoenchen, Liebenthal, Loretta, Pfeifer, Munjor, Antonino and Toulon.

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At 4:01 p.m., radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near McCracken in Rush County, moving north at 10 mph.

The NWS said torrential rain and winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with the storm.

Locations impacted include McCracken, Liebenthal, Nekoma and Hargrave.