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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

July 23, 2020Cheyenne County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2020, 4:49 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2020, 4:49 PM MDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2020, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS

County Cheyenne County, CO

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 23, 2:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 1:24 PM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:45 PM MDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
445 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2020

COZ090-NEZ079-232345-
Yuma County CO-Dundy NE-
445 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN YUMA AND WESTERN
DUNDY COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT...

At 445 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Wray, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wray, Eckley, Heartstrong, Alvin, Wauneta and Laird.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 236 and 269.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you see an advancing wall of dust, do not drive into it. Blowing
dust can quickly reduce visibility which can result in deadly traffic
accidents, chain collisions and massive pileups.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10205 4035 10205 4035 10175 4006 10175
      3989 10261 4044 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 245DEG 26KT 4022 10217

Lockhart

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 4:49 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
449 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2020

COZ092-232345-
Cheyenne County CO-
449 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 545 PM MDT...

At 449 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Cheyenne Wells, moving north at 10 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and significantly reduced visibility due to
blowing dust will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cheyenne Wells and Firstview.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 136 and 157.

LAT...LON 3861 10268 3894 10266 3891 10216 3861 10231
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 191DEG 10KT 3869 10249

Lockhart

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 4:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	60 min
Jul 23, 5:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	67 min

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Sources

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