Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
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861 WWUS83 KGLD 310741 SPSGLD Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 241 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024 KSZ002>004-NEZ080-081-310815- Norton KS-Rawlins KS-Decatur KS-Red Willow NE-Hitchcock NE- 241 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NORTON...EASTERN RAWLINS...DECATUR...SOUTHERN RED WILLOW AND SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT... At 240 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 10 miles north of Herndon, or 12 miles southeast of Trenton, moving southeast at 15 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Norton, eastern Rawlins, Decatur, southern Red Willow and southeastern Hitchcock Counties, including the following locations... Kanona, Traer, and Cedar Bluffs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4010 10019 4000 10019 4000 10015 3980 10016 3957 10050 3957 10091 4021 10107 TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 331DEG 13KT 4005 10084 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Alexander