# Special Weather Statement: Bates — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-06 03:09 ingested 2026-08-06 08:28

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## extract

Special Weather Statement — Bates
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
At 309 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rich Hill, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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.

Locations impacted include...
Rich Hill.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 118 and 128.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.