Severe Thunderstorm Warning 09/16/2024 17:13 for Kansas areas

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 16 at 7:13PM CDT until September 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 16, 2024 - 5:13pm
Expires: 
September 16, 2024 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Norton County in northwestern Kansas... Southeastern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Norcatur, or 13 miles west of Norton, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of Norton and southeastern Decatur Counties, including the following locations... Densmore, Reager, New Almelo, and Calvert.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm will produce strong winds resulting in areas of near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility.
Area Description: 
Decatur, KS; Norton, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS