Abilene Police Dept.

🚨 Storm Shelter Update 🚨

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.

⚠️ TORNADO WARNING – STORM SHELTER OPEN ⚠️

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

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

📍 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.

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.

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 yesterday’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!

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!

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 today’s storms.

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 today’s storms.

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Originally posted at 2:00 pm

⚠𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 — 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 ⚠

🚩 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 🚩
Due to the potential for severe weather today, non-essential City facilities will close early at 3:00 pm, May 18, 2026.

This includes:
◾ City Hall
◾ Community Center
◾ Senior Center

🚩 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐑 🚩
In addition, a public storm shelter will be open today at:

𝐄𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟎 𝐍. 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭
𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. – 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦.

The shelter is open to everyone.

🚩 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 🚩
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.

⚠️ 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬! Use weather apps, NOAA weather radios, and stay tuned to official channels.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄
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