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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
639 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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639 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 3 miles northwest of Grantville, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Northern Topeka, Tecumseh, Perry, Meriden, Lecompton, Perry Lake, and
Grantville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 near mile marker 355.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 181 and 194.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3897 9540 3905 9580 3922 9576 3922 9569
      3920 9535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 282DEG 13KT 3912 9561

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

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Gargan