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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1010 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

KSZ057-060-MOZ043-260345-
Miami KS-Linn KS-Cass MO-
1010 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MIAMI...NORTHWESTERN LINN AND
WEST CENTRAL CASS COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT...

At 1010 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Fontana, or 7 miles northwest of La Cygne, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Paola, Spring Hill, Osawatomie, Louisburg, La Cygne, Drexel, Linn
Valley, Cleveland, Freeman, Parker, Fontana, West Line, Hillsdale,
Chiles, Bucyrus, New Lancaster, Wagstaff, and Beagle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for east central
Kansas...and west central Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3832 9506 3867 9506 3874 9480 3874 9470
      3860 9446 3848 9460 3848 9461 3846 9461
      3828 9481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 217DEG 30KT 3841 9487

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Mell