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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
929 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

KSZ024-038-039-055-200315-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Jackson-Osage-
929 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SHAWNEE...EASTERN WABAUNSEE...
NORTHWESTERN OSAGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM
CDT...

At 928 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles southeast of Paxico to 4 miles
northeast of Harveyville. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 outdoor objects and
         vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Topeka, Rossville, Alma, Eskridge, Tecumseh, Dover, Silver Lake,
Auburn, Maple Hill, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Willard, Pauline,
Keene, and Berryton.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 331 and 355.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 154 and 186.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northeastern and east central Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3873 9595 3874 9599 3902 9632 3915 9607
      3914 9604 3916 9604 3928 9580 3899 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 232DEG 30KT 3903 9612 3882 9589

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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