Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
500 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025

COZ090-091-150000-
Kit Carson County CO-Yuma County CO-
500 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN YUMA AND NORTHWESTERN KIT
CARSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM MDT...

At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along an advancing cold front 6 miles southeast of
Brush, or 14 miles east of Fort Morgan, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 55 mph. Blowing dust will likely accompany
         these storms as well.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Blowing dust may create near brown out
         conditions.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of western Yuma and
northwestern Kit Carson Counties, including the following
locations... Joes, Abarr, and Kirk.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 258 and 268.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This thunderstorm 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 4041 10218 3934 10272 3944 10315 3957 10315
      3957 10280 4043 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 286DEG 53KT 4021 10353

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

JRM