Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
486 WWUS83 KTOP 260538 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1238 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 KSZ023-024-038-039-260615- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Pottawatomie-Jackson- 1238 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SHAWNEE...EASTERN WABAUNSEE... SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM CDT... At 1237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Onaga to 4 miles north of Paxico to 7 miles south of Alma. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Northwestern Topeka, Rossville, Alma, Eskridge, St. Marys, Dover, Silver Lake, Auburn, Hoyt, Maple Hill, Mayetta, McFarland, Paxico, Belvue, Emmett, Delia, Willard, Potawatomi Reservation, and Keene. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 between mile markers 329 and 355. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 166 and 173. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3917 9564 3887 9577 3887 9594 3885 9595 3884 9635 3912 9624 3941 9622 3945 9563 TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 262DEG 47KT 3939 9616 3913 9617 3892 9626 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Flanagan