Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
839 WWUS83 KTOP 200414 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 1114 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 KSZ024-026-039-200500- Shawnee-Jefferson-Jackson- 1114 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHERN SHAWNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT... At 1113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles northeast of Hoyt to Topeka. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Topeka, Tecumseh, Silver Lake, Meriden, Hoyt, Ozawkie, Mayetta, Potawatomi Reservation, and Grantville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 between mile markers 348 and 355. Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 182. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3906 9548 3906 9550 3905 9550 3897 9592 3938 9589 3927 9547 3907 9545 TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 239DEG 19KT 3929 9568 3904 9570 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$