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Special Weather Statement for Hitchcock; Red Willow

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At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Stratton to 3 miles northeast of Trenton to 8 miles southeast of Culbertson. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down...

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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on or near Swanson Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Stratton to 3 miles northeast of Trenton to 8 miles southeast of Culbertson. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Trenton and Culbertson around 720 PM CDT. McCook around 725 PM CDT.

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    Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 7:14PM 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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