811  
WWUS53 KGLD 162359  
SVSGLD  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
659 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
KSC023-170045-  
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0418.000000T0000Z-251017T0045Z/  
CHEYENNE KS-  
659 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...  
 
AT 659 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF ST.  
FRANCIS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORT OF 1 INCH HAIL IN WHEELER.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WHEELER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN AREAS OF  
LESS THAN 1 MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DIRT. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF  
YOU MUST TRAVEL AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING  
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3980 10141 3971 10172 3980 10178 4000 10159  
4000 10141  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 230DEG 26KT 3980 10166  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
ALEXANDER  
 
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