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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
532 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
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RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-
532 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR RAWLINS AND DECATUR COUNTIES...
AT 531 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF OBERLIN TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUDELL
TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR SOUTHERN RAWLINS COUNTY.
HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS RECORDED 90 MPH WINDS SOUTH OF
ATWOOD.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES
WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. EXPECT
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ATWOOD AND LUDELL AROUND 535 PM CDT.
OBERLIN AROUND 600 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
BLAKEMAN, BEARDSLEY, KANONA, AND TRAER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN AREAS OF
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DIRT. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3983 10028 3957 10052 3957 10141 3996 10141
3999 10076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 270DEG 13KT 3982 10066 3975 10087 3988 10117
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH
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