Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
843 WWUS83 KTOP 090513 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1213 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 KSZ054-055-058-090600- Coffey-Lyon-Osage- 1213 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN OSAGE...NORTHERN COFFEY AND CENTRAL LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT... At 1213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles east of Americus, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow around objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Emporia, Osage City, Lyndon, Lebo, Americus, Waverly, Quenemo, Melvern, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Admire, Olivet, Bushong, Beto Junction, Pomona Lake, and Melvern Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 167. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 122 and 147. 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 3864 9635 3867 9551 3837 9552 3835 9636 TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 265DEG 22KT 3851 9616 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$