Red Willow County Storm Activity

“At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bartley, or 18 miles east of McCook, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Red Willow County.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“At 944 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 5 miles southeast of Indianola, or 14 miles east of McCook, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“At 915 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 5 miles northeast of McCook, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... McCook around 920 PM CDT.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“At 1205 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of McCook, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Indianola around 1220 AM CDT.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 8 NNW Danbury. Nebraska Mesonet station NB078 Indianola 8SW recorded the wind gust. (GLD)”

SPC verified report · 8 NNW Danbury

“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. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“At 257 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles south of Culbertson, or 10 miles east of Trenton, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“At 615 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southeast of Lebanon, or 18 miles northwest of Norton, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Ambient Network site 0.6 S of McCook measured a 59 mph wind gust. (GLD)”

SPC verified report · 1 S Mccook

“At 454 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lebanon, or 19 miles southeast of McCook, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Red Willow County.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Picture of quarter-sized hail in Barley... NE. Time estimated from radar. (GLD)”

SPC verified report · Bartley

“At 945 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 5 miles southwest of Danbury, or 11 miles north of Oberlin, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 2 E Mccook. Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 2 E Mccook. ASOS station KMCK McCook Airport. (GLD)”

SPC verified report · 2 E Mccook

“At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southwest of McCook, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... McCook around 445 PM CDT. Indianola around 455 PM CDT.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Sunday. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Plumes of blowing dust will create pockets of low visibility.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight to 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Sunday. Peak wind gusts are expected between 9 AM and 3 PM MDT. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight to 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Sunday. The highest wind gusts will occur mid morning through early afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Thursday and Forecast Friday... .West-southwest winds are forecast to increase in speed late morning and into the afternoon today. The best potential for the strongest winds currently lies across Yuma, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow and Cheyenne county Kansas.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Thursday... .West-southwest winds are forecast to increase in speed late morning and into the afternoon. The best potential for the strongest winds currently lies across Yuma, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow and Cheyenne county Kansas. Winds are forecast to be a bit weaker but still gusting around 25 mph along and south of Highway 40..”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Strong westerly winds will spread over the plains of Colorado and adjacent areas Wednesday late Wednesday through the afternoon. Strong winds, combined with very dry fuels will promote the potential for rapid to extreme fire spread. The strongest winds are forecast across Yuma county through the mid afternoon before spreading east through the rest of the afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Critical to extremely critical fire weather forecast for today. Low relative humidity, sustained winds around 40 mph and very dry fuels will lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Winds are forecast to quickly increase between 9 to 10 mountain time this morning. The strongest winds are forecast from around 10am through 2pm mountain time.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph will lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Southwest winds will change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon. Blowing dust may also occur near open fields or other source regions causing reductions in visibility and poor air quality.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph will lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Southwest winds will change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon. Blowing dust may also occur near open fields or other source regions causing reductions in visibility and poor air quality.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph could lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Southwest winds will change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“For Sunday, southwest winds of 15-25 mph are forecast to begin around 8-9 am Mountain time across Yuma and Kit Carson county before expanding east into the remainder of the Fire Weather Watch through the afternoon. For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph could lead to explosive fire growth for fires that ignite.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“For Sunday, southwest winds of 15-25 mph are forecast to begin around 8-9 am Mountain time across Yuma and Kit Carson county before expanding east into the remainder of the Fire Weather Watch through the afternoon. For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph could lead to explosive fire growth for fires that ignite.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. WHERE...In Kansas, Decatur and Norton Counties. In Nebraska, Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 3 PM CST this afternoon. For the High Wind Warning, until 6 PM CST this evening.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. WHERE...In Kansas, Decatur and Norton Counties. In Nebraska, Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 3 PM CST this afternoon. For the High Wind Warning, until 6 PM CST this evening.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ Thursday.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ Thursday.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. The highest winds gusts will occur before noon, then decline during the afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Red Willow County

“Photo of an estimated 3.1 inch hail stone 2 miles northwest of McCook. (GLD)”

SPC verified report · 2 NW Mccook

“3.5 inch hail... unsure of when picture was sent. (GLD)”

SPC verified report · 3 W Mccook