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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

March 19, 2025Wallace County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 19, 2025, 12:21 AM MDT for Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 19, 2025, 12:21 AM MDT (06:21 UTC)
Expired: Mar 19, 2025, 1:00 AM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS

County Wallace County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 18, 9:55 PM MDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 9:55 PM MDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 8:00 PM MDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 18, 11:35 PM MDT, 46 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1135 PM MDT Tue Mar 18 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 16 SSE Wallace          38.70N 101.47W
03/18/2025  M50 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Weatherunderground site KKSWALLA4.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 18, 11:40 PM MDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 18, 11:45 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 18, 11:48 PM MDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1148 PM MDT Tue Mar 18 2025

COZ092-190630-
Cheyenne County-
1148 PM MDT Tue Mar 18 2025

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...

At 1147 PM MDT, an area of heavy snow was located along a line
extending from 14 miles northwest of Cheyenne Wells to 7 miles north
of Eads. Movement was south at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this area of heavy snow.

Locations impacted include...
Firstview, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne Wells.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 136 and 169.

Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this area of heavy snow.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor
local media outlets and the national weather service for further
statements.

Icy roads are possible as the snow melts on the roads then quickly
refreezes.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 10254 3905 10205 3862 10205 3861 10287
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 347DEG 31KT 3894 10258 3858 10283

Alexander

Local storm report, Mar 18, 11:49 PM MDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 12:21 AM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1221 AM MDT Wed Mar 19 2025

COZ092-KSZ027-041-190700-
Cheyenne County-Wallace-Greeley-
1221 AM MDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...WALLACE AND NORTHERN GREELEY COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS...

At 1220 AM MDT, an area of heavy snow was located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Ruleton to 12 miles north of Towner.
Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this area of heavy snow.

Locations impacted include...
Sharon Springs, Wallace, Weskan, and Arapahoe.

Visibilities will drop quickly to near zero in this area of heavy
snow.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor
local media outlets and the national weather service for further
statements.

Icy roads are possible as the snow melts on the roads then quickly
refreezes.

&&

LAT...LON 3859 10205 3862 10205 3862 10224 3905 10218
      3905 10205 3913 10205 3913 10148 3870 10149
      3870 10157 3855 10157
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 309DEG 31KT 3920 10192 3865 10213

Alexander

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 12:57 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	33 min
Mar 19, 1:26 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	34 min
Mar 19, 5:10 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wichita	26 hr
Mar 18, 11:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	42 min

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