Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
068 WWUS83 KTOP 260510 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1210 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 KSZ022-023-036-038-260545- Wabaunsee-Geary-Pottawatomie-Riley- 1210 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GEARY...SOUTHEASTERN RILEY...NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND SOUTHERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT... At 1210 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Manhattan to 5 miles southeast of Ogden to 6 miles southeast of Grandview Plaza. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Manhattan, Wamego, Alma, St. George, McFarland, Belvue, Emmett, and Louisville. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 307 and 333. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3931 9606 3912 9616 3898 9621 3894 9675 3907 9668 3926 9658 TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 261DEG 42KT 3923 9653 3907 9663 3897 9670 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Flanagan