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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

August 11, 2021Wichita County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 15 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: Aug 11, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT (02:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

County Wichita County, KS

The radar

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 8:09 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
809 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

KSZ042-120145-
Wichita KS-
809 PM CDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Wichita
County through 845 PM CDT...

At 808 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Leoti, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Wichita County, including the following locations... Lydia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3834 10140 3842 10132 3834 10116 3826 10124
      3826 10129
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 305DEG 4KT 3834 10134

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

MRC

Local storm report, Aug 11, 8:57 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 9:00 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	36 min
Aug 11, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wichita	21 min
Aug 11, 9:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	24 min
Aug 12, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	24 min
Aug 12, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	37 min
Aug 12, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	32 min
Aug 12, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Gove	26 min
Aug 12, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	31 min
Aug 12, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wichita	37 min
Aug 12, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	36 min
Aug 12, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	36 min
Aug 12, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	30 min
Aug 12, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	37 min
Aug 12, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	36 min
Aug 12, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan, Thomas	61 min
Aug 12, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	29 min
Aug 12, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	25 min
Aug 12, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	24 min
Aug 12, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	25 min
Aug 12, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	29 min

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Sources

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