Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Decatur, KS; Sheridan, KS
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At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dresden, or 15 miles southeast of Oberlin, moving south at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported quarter size hail 6 miles north of Dresden at 700 PM CDT. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dresden, or 15 miles southeast of Oberlin, moving south at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported quarter size hail 6 miles north of Dresden at 700 PM CDT. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Dresden around 710 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Leoville.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 7:05PM CDT until August 27 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 6:49PM CDT until August 27 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Goodland KS. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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