Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
425 WUUS53 KICT 200101 SVRICT KSC015-017-115-200145- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0132.240520T0101Z-240520T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS 801 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Chase County in east central Kansas... Butler County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Marion County in central Kansas... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 800 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Goessel to 5 miles southwest of Whitewater to West Wichita, moving east at 80 mph. HAZARD...90 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages. * Locations impacted include... El Dorado, Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, Marion, Douglass, Towanda, Peabody, Benton, Whitewater, Leon, Florence, Potwin, Elbing, Burns, Latham, Rosalia, Cassoday, Bazaar, and Matfield Green. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3837 9715 3835 9635 3809 9636 3808 9652 3748 9653 3748 9715 TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 255DEG 69KT 3819 9731 3793 9724 3769 9749 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH $$ LAWSON