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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

July 11, 2025Hitchcock County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2025, 11:21 PM CDT for Hitchcock County, Nebraska. 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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Issued
Jul 11, 2025, 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2025, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Hitchcock County, NE

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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 11, 5:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 5:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 5:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
431 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-122245-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
431 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025 /531 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

There is a marginal to slight risk for severe thunderstorms this
evening across the entire area. Damaging wind gusts of 60 to 75 mph
will be possible, as well as areas of blowing dust and localized dust
storms. A few instance of hail up to quarter sized will also be
possible. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is effect until 11PM for
locations along and north of Highway 36 from Yuma County Colorado
through Decatur County Kansas in northeastern Colorado, southwestern
Nebraska, and northwestern Kansas.

Heavy rain and localized flash flooding will also be possible for
areas north of Interstate 70 and west of Highway 25 this evening into
the overnight hours. Particularly from northern Yuma County into
Dundy County Nebraska and Cheyenne County Kansas were a Flood Watch
is in effect from 6PM this evening through 9AM Saturday morning where
rainfall amounts of 1" to 4" may occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
515 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025

COZ090-120000-
Yuma County CO-
515 PM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY THROUGH
600 PM MDT...

At 514 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout 7 miles southwest of Highland
Center, or 21 miles southwest of Holyoke, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Landspout tornadoes, wind gusts up to 50 mph, and penny
         size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
         could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
         objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Yuma
County, including the following locations... Clarkville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10251 4035 10233 4025 10279 4044 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 313DEG 15KT 4044 10266

LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Wise

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 11:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDCheyenne3 hr
Jul 11, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur54 min
Jul 12, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman, Thomas32 min
Jul 12, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Wallace27 min
Jul 12, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan, Sheridan, Thomas47 min
Jul 12, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton44 min
Jul 12, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley38 min
Jul 12, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham32 min
Jul 11, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma52 min
Jul 11, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma65 min
Jul 11, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma55 min
Jul 11, 8:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDYuma7 hr
Jul 11, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDYuma29 min
Jul 11, 10:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDYuma4 hr
Jul 11, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy43 min

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Sources

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.