Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
389 WWUS83 KGID 161052 SPSGID Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 552 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 KSZ006-007-NEZ084-085-161115- Jewell KS-Smith KS-Franklin NE-Webster NE- 552 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JEWELL... NORTHEASTERN SMITH...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM CDT... At 552 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Riverton, or 34 miles northeast of Phillipsburg, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Jewell, northeastern Smith, southeastern Franklin and southwestern Webster Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3985 9877 3997 9888 4026 9865 4000 9834 TIME...MOT...LOC 1052Z 230DEG 25KT 3996 9874 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Mangels