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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at May 25, 2021, 4:51 AM CDT for Decatur County, Norton County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2021, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Decatur County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS
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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 May 25, 4:40 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 4:40 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 1015 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-260415- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 1015 PM MDT Mon May 24 2021 /1115 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY... Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to form by 10 PM MDT over Northwest Kansas south of I-70. Hail up to ping-pong ball size is possible. During the night dense fog is expected to form over most of the Tri- State Area. Expect visibility to fall to a quarter mile or less at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Dense fog is expected to continue through sunrise Tuesday. The fog will end by 8 AM MDT or 9 AM CDT. Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of the region Wednesday afternoon and evening. Threats will include large hail, damaging wind, heavy rain and a small threat for tornadoes/ For next weekend, there will be the chance for some strong to severe thunderstorms to occur each day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 25, 2:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 315 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021 KSZ002-003-250900- Rawlins KS-Decatur KS- 315 AM CDT Tue May 25 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL RAWLINS AND NORTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT... At 315 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Atwood, moving northeast at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Oberlin, Atwood, Herndon, Ludell, Blakeman and Traer. 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. && LAT...LON 3957 10117 3975 10135 4000 10073 3987 10042 TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 230DEG 20KT 3971 10108 JN
Local storm report, May 25, 3:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
231 AM MDT TUE MAY 25 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0226 AM DENSE FOG 2 E MCCOOK 40.21N 100.59W
05/25/2021 RED WILLOW NE ASOS
1/4SM.
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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 24, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 25 min |
| May 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 15 min |
| May 24, 10:57 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 7 hr |
| May 25, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 54 min |
| May 25, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 45 min |
| May 25, 3:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins | 82 min |
| May 25, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 86 min |
| May 25, 5:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 93 min |
| May 25, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 56 min |
| May 25, 6:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 26 min |
| May 25, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 34 min |
| May 25, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 34 min |
| May 25, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 92 min |
| May 25, 4:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 3 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.