Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
478 WWUS83 KTOP 200400 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1100 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 KSZ039-040-055-200445- Shawnee-Douglas-Osage- 1100 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SHAWNEE...DOUGLAS AND NORTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM CDT... At 1059 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles south of Berryton to 4 miles west of Lecompton. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Southern Topeka, Lawrence, Carbondale, Eudora, Richland, Lecompton, Clinton, Lone Star, Pleasant Grove, Clinton Lake, Vinland, and Berryton. This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 186 and 205. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3884 9506 3881 9588 3906 9550 3905 9549 3907 9542 3903 9535 3904 9530 3903 9529 3905 9528 3904 9519 3897 9519 3896 9517 3898 9516 3897 9513 3897 9511 3895 9509 3896 9508 3898 9508 3899 9506 TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 249DEG 13KT 3889 9563 3904 9548 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$