Special Weather Statement 05/25/2025 01:51 for Kansas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 3:51AM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2025 - 1:51am
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 2:30am
Description: 
At 350 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Utica to near Plymell. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Pierceville, Alamota, Arnold, and Beeler around 355 AM CDT. Ransom and Charleston around 400 AM CDT. Ness City, Ingalls, and Kalvesta around 410 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these storms include Cimarron, Brownell, Bazine and McCracken.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for south central, central, southwestern and west central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Trego; Ellis; Lane; Ness; Rush; Finney; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Haskell; Gray; Ford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Dodge City KS