Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
004 WWUS83 KTOP 260947 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 447 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 KSZ035-037-038-054-058-261030- Coffey-Wabaunsee-Lyon-Dickinson-Morris- 447 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DICKINSON...MORRIS...SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE...NORTHWESTERN COFFEY AND LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM CDT... At 446 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles west of Hope to near Emporia. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Emporia, Abilene, Herington, Council Grove, Solomon, Americus, Enterprise, White City, Olpe, Hartford, Hope, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Allen, Woodbine, Admire, Wilsey, Parkerville, Carlton, and Bushong. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 143. Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 273. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 151. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for central and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3813 9596 3817 9596 3817 9636 3852 9635 3852 9693 3861 9693 3861 9737 3896 9737 3870 9597 3812 9590 TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 315DEG 62KT 3869 9716 3843 9616 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BD