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At 520 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Bethune, or 9 miles southeast of Stratton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Stratton, and Bethune. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 417 and 439. Highway 385 between mile markers 170 and 189. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is producing accumulating hail, which will make driving hazardous, similar to snow or ice. If you must travel, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Kit Carson, CO · 39.210°, -102.766°
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At 520 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Bethune, or 9 miles southeast of Stratton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Stratton, and Bethune. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 417 and 439. Highway 385 between mile markers 170 and 189. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is producing accumulating hail, which will make driving hazardous, similar to snow or ice. If you must travel, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 507 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Vona, or 10 miles southwest of Stratton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Kit Carson County. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 410 and 439. Highway 385 between mile markers 170 and 189. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado... * Until 515 PM MDT. * At 443 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Seibert, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Vona around 450 PM MDT. Stratton around 500 PM MDT. This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 398 and 432. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.