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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1150 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
COZ091-230615-
Kit Carson County CO-
1150 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY
THROUGH 1215 AM MDT...

At 1150 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles south of Bethune, or 8 miles southwest of
Burlington, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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 southeastern Kit
Carson County.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 430 and 443.
 Highway 385 between mile markers 170 and 189.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3926 10250 3935 10217 3905 10211 3904 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 269DEG 19KT 3921 10237 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Davis/CA