Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
951 WWUS83 KTOP 260546 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1246 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 KSZ040-055-056-260615- Douglas-Franklin-Osage- 1246 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN DOUGLAS AND NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM CDT... At 1245 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Overbrook, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Baldwin City, Carbondale, Wellsville, Overbrook, Centropolis, Lone Star, Pleasant Grove, Vinland, Globe, and Pomona Lake. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 188 and 198. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3869 9507 3862 9507 3864 9571 3887 9569 3887 9506 3869 9506 TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 269DEG 53KT 3873 9563 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CP