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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

May 25, 2021Decatur County, Norton County, Rawlins County, Kansas

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.

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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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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 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, May 24, 11:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
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, May 25, 3:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 25, 3:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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.

&&

JN
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 25, 4:51 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 7:02 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGove31 min
May 24, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham31 min
May 24, 7:20 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGove25 min
May 24, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton15 min
May 24, 10:57 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more7 hr
May 25, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman54 min
May 25, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins45 min
May 25, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins82 min
May 25, 4:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins86 min
May 25, 5:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins93 min
May 25, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton56 min
May 25, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham26 min
May 25, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson34 min
May 25, 2:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson34 min
May 25, 2:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson92 min
May 25, 4:20 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDKit Carson3 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.