Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
529 WWUS83 KGLD 020140 SPSGLD Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 740 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024 NEZ079-080-020215- Hitchcock NE-Dundy NE- 740 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HITCHCOCK AND EASTERN DUNDY COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM MDT/915 PM CDT/... At 740 PM MDT/840 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Benkelman, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Hitchcock and eastern Dundy Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM MDT/200 AM CDT/ for southwestern Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4030 10109 4001 10158 4023 10179 4035 10153 4035 10114 TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 232DEG 35KT 4018 10160 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ KAK