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WWUS53 KGLD 202337 RRA
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
637 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
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THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-
637 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR THOMAS...WESTERN SHERIDAN...SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS AND SOUTHWESTERN
DECATUR COUNTIES...
AT 635 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF REXFORD TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GEM
TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BREWSTER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR I-70 AND U.S. 24 IN THOMAS AND
WESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY.
HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 80 MPH WINDS IN COLBY.
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...
COLBY AND REXFORD AROUND 640 PM CDT.
MENLO AROUND 650 PM CDT.
OAKLEY AROUND 715 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
ANGELUS, MINGO, HALFORD, AND SEGUIN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 74.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
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 3913 10062 3914 10138 3957 10139 3973 10058
3928 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 333DEG 19KT 3953 10075 3939 10093 3934 10130
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH
ALEXANDER
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