Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
969 WWUS83 KTOP 201533 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1033 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 KSZ026-040-201600- Jefferson-Douglas- 1033 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM CDT... At 1033 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Williamstown, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lawrence, Perry, McLouth, Lecompton, and Williamstown. This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 194 and 205. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3897 9508 3898 9513 3897 9513 3897 9540 3916 9543 3920 9518 3913 9518 3913 9519 3898 9519 3899 9508 3899 9506 3897 9506 TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 264DEG 22KT 3908 9533 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$