Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
454 WWUS83 KTOP 070312 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1012 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 KSZ010>012-022>024-035>038-070345- Wabaunsee-Geary-Pottawatomie-Dickinson-Brown-Riley-Jackson-Nemaha- Morris-Marshall- 1012 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DICKINSON...GEARY...RILEY... MORRIS...WESTERN WABAUNSEE...POTTAWATOMIE...SOUTHERN NEMAHA...WESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN BROWN AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT... At 1012 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Centralia to Ramona. Movement was southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Manhattan, Junction City, Abilene, Wamego, Herington, Council Grove, Alma, Westmoreland, Blaine, St. Marys, Ogden, Grandview Plaza, Chapman, Riley, Enterprise, Frankfort, Onaga, St. George, White City, and Milford. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 277 and 336. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central, northeastern and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3967 9562 3922 9600 3922 9604 3917 9604 3852 9656 3852 9693 3861 9693 3861 9737 3871 9737 3913 9703 3913 9696 3922 9696 3983 9646 TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 295DEG 46KT 3972 9613 3860 9706 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 101