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WWUS83 KGID 040441
SPSGID

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1141 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

KSZ006-007-018-040530-
Jewell KS-Smith KS-Osborne KS-
1141 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT JEWELL...SOUTHEASTERN SMITH AND
NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1141 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Esbon, or 28 miles northwest of Beloit, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Esbon around 1145 PM CDT.
  Burr Oak around 1155 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Mankato, Webber and
Lovewell State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
north central Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3950 9876 3985 9880 4000 9810 4000 9793
      3968 9793 3957 9846 3957 9849 3956 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 246DEG 28KT 3976 9848

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

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