Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
756 WWUS83 KTOP 242242 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 542 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 KSZ039-242315- Shawnee- 542 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SHAWNEE COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Silver Lake, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Topeka, Silver Lake, Auburn, Pauline, and Berryton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 between mile markers 349 and 355. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 167 and 179. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3909 9591 3913 9575 3887 9554 3887 9581 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 335DEG 25KT 3905 9579 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 101