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At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Lincoln to Smolan to 3 miles northeast of Galva. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Abilene, Herington, Minneapolis, Solomon, Enterprise, Bennington, Hope, Delphos, Tescott, Culver, Wells, Manchester, Carlton, Niles, Talmage, and Ada. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 281. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Where it happened
Ottawa; Dickinson · 38.996°, -97.498°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Ottawa; Dickinson
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At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Lincoln to Smolan to 3 miles northeast of Galva. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Abilene, Herington, Minneapolis, Solomon, Enterprise, Bennington, Hope, Delphos, Tescott, Culver, Wells, Manchester, Carlton, Niles, Talmage, and Ada. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 281. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.