Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
448 WUUS53 KICT 020321 SVRICT KSC167-020415- /O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0153.240602T0321Z-240602T0415Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS 1021 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Russell County in central Kansas... * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 1020 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gorham, or near Walker, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Russell, Lucas, Gorham, Dorrance, Bunker Hill, Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake, and Russell Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Wilson Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3899 9904 3911 9849 3875 9849 3876 9903 TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 262DEG 20KT 3888 9900 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ METZGER