Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
314 WWUS83 KTOP 201419 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 919 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 KSZ056-201500- Franklin- 919 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 1000 AM CDT... At 918 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ottawa, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Wellsville, Princeton, and Rantoul. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 181 and 198. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3869 9507 3856 9506 3849 9527 3864 9538 3874 9506 3870 9506 TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 246DEG 21KT 3860 9526 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$