Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
176 WWUS83 KGLD 300245 SPSGLD Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 845 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 KSZ001>003-013-014-NEZ080-081-300330- Rawlins KS-Decatur KS-Thomas KS-Sherman KS-Cheyenne KS-Red Willow NE- Hitchcock NE- 845 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHEYENNE...NORTHWESTERN THOMAS... RAWLINS...NORTHERN DECATUR AND NORTHERN SHERMAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...RED WILLOW AND HITCHCOCK COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH 930 PM MDT/1030 PM CDT/... At 845 PM MDT/945 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Palisade to 11 miles southeast of Stratton to 3 miles northwest of St. Francis. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... St. Francis and Trenton around 950 PM CDT. Culbertson around 955 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these storms include McCook, Bird City and McDonald. This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 49. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000 PM CDT/ for northeastern and east central Colorado...northwestern Kansas...and southwestern Nebraska. && LAT...LON 3999 10019 3933 10120 3930 10205 3981 10205 4000 10139 4000 10133 4035 10132 4035 10020 TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 268DEG 34KT 4028 10101 4001 10111 3981 10184 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ CJC