


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
733 WWUS83 KGID 170544 SPSGID Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 1244 AM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025 KSZ005>007-017>019-170630- Rooks KS-Jewell KS-Phillips KS-Smith KS-Osborne KS-Mitchell KS- 1244 AM CDT Wed Sep 17 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN MITCHELL...ROOKS... SOUTHWESTERN JEWELL...SOUTHERN SMITH...OSBORNE AND SOUTHEASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM CDT... At 1242 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking the leading edge of strong thunderstorm outflow along a line extending from near Athol to near Osborne to 8 miles southeast of Natoma. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to around 50 mph and pea size hail, with strong winds possible both along the initial outflow boundary and near heavier rain cores moving in from the west and southwest. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Smith Center, Plainville, Osborne, Stockton, Downs, Cawker City, Natoma, Tipton, Kirwin, Woodston, Gaylord, Alton, Portis, Zurich, Ionia, Hunter, Harlan, Cedar, and Codell. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3913 9961 3917 9961 3944 9941 3973 9913 3979 9835 3922 9834 3922 9849 3913 9849 TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 268DEG 28KT 3975 9888 3949 9877 3911 9889 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Pfannkuch