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06/11/2026

๐Ÿšจ Storm Shelter Update ๐Ÿšจ

The storm shelter is now closed as the threat of severe weather has moved out of our area.

The Abilene Police Department will continue to monitor weather conditions and will provide updates if the situation changes. If severe weather returns, the shelter will be reopened as needed.

Please continue to stay weather-aware and have a safe place identified in case conditions worsen.

06/11/2026

โš ๏ธ TORNADO WARNING โ€“ STORM SHELTER OPEN โš ๏ธ

The City of Abilene and Dickinson County are currently under a tornado warning.

The Abilene Police Department is opening the Abilene Storm Shelter at:

๐Ÿ“ Eisenhower Elementary School
1101 N. Vine Street
Abilene, KS

Residents who need a safe place to shelter are encouraged to seek shelter immediately. Please monitor weather updates and stay alert for further information.

Stay safe, Abilene.

06/09/2026

The storm shelter located at Eisenhower School, 1101 N. Vine Street, is now closed.

We will continue to monitor weather conditions and provide updates if circumstances change. Thank you for your cooperation, and please continue to stay weather aware.

06/09/2026

The Abilene police officers are in route to open up the storm shelter at at Eisenhower elementary school at 1101 North Vine Street

Thank you to everyone who came out and joined Chief Strunk and Chief Wilkins during yesterdayโ€™s hotdog giveaway event! Y...
05/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out and joined Chief Strunk and Chief Wilkins during yesterdayโ€™s hotdog giveaway event! Your support and community spirit made the day truly special!

ADAPT AND OVERCOME! Despite Mother Nature's effort, the Chiefs will be ready to begin serving lunch at 11:00am!
05/28/2026

ADAPT AND OVERCOME! Despite Mother Nature's effort, the Chiefs will be ready to begin serving lunch at 11:00am!

This Thursday, May 28th, 2026, Chief Strunk and Chief Wilkins will be serving the community in a different manner.....th...
05/26/2026

This Thursday, May 28th, 2026, Chief Strunk and Chief Wilkins will be serving the community in a different manner.....they'll be serving lunch!! Stop by the Abilene Fire Department between
11:00am and 1:00pm for a free hot dog meal courtesy of the Chiefs!

05/19/2026

UPDATE: 7:57 pm The storm shelter is now CLOSED as severe weather has moved out of our area.

We will continue to monitor weather conditions closely. If severe weather redevelops or threatens our area again, the shelter will reopen as needed.

Thank you to everyone for staying weather aware and taking precautions during todayโ€™s storms.

05/18/2026

UPDATE: 7:57 pm

The storm shelter is now CLOSED as severe weather has moved out of our area.

We will continue to monitor weather conditions closely. If severe weather redevelops or threatens our area again, the shelter will reopen as needed.

Thank you to everyone for staying weather aware and taking precautions during todayโ€™s storms.

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Originally posted at 2:00 pm

โš ๐’๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐„ ๐–๐„๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘ โ€” ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ โš 

๐Ÿšฉ ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„ ๐Ÿšฉ
Due to the potential for severe weather today, non-essential City facilities will close early at 3:00 pm, May 18, 2026.

This includes:
โ—พ City Hall
โ—พ Community Center
โ—พ Senior Center

๐Ÿšฉ ๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐Œ ๐’๐‡๐„๐‹๐“๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿšฉ
In addition, a public storm shelter will be open today at:

๐„๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐. ๐•๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ
๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ.

The shelter is open to everyone.

๐Ÿšฉ ๐’๐€๐…๐„๐“๐˜ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’ ๐Ÿšฉ
Please do not wait for warning sirens before traveling to the shelter. Go early if severe weather is approaching your area and allow yourself enough time to arrive safely.

Residents are encouraged to stay weather aware throughout the day and evening and have multiple ways to receive alerts.

โš ๏ธ ๐’๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ! Use weather apps, NOAA weather radios, and stay tuned to official channels.

๐’๐“๐€๐˜ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐„๐ƒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐“๐€๐˜ ๐’๐€๐…๐„
๐Ÿ”— NWS Topeka Website: https://www.weather.gov/top
๐Ÿ”— NWS Topeka Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NWSTopeka

***************ATTENTION: UPDATED INFORMATION*************UPDATE 7:57 pm: The storm shelter is now CLOSED as severe weat...
05/18/2026

***************ATTENTION: UPDATED INFORMATION*************
UPDATE 7:57 pm: The storm shelter is now CLOSED as severe weather has moved out of our area.

We will continue to monitor weather conditions closely. If severe weather redevelops or threatens our area again, the shelter will reopen as needed.

Thank you to everyone for staying weather aware and taking precautions during todayโ€™s storms.

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