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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
333 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

KSZ011-023-024-026-039-040-055-040900-
Shawnee-Pottawatomie-Jefferson-Douglas-Jackson-Osage-Nemaha-
333 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...
SHAWNEE...WEST CENTRAL DOUGLAS...NORTHEASTERN OSAGE...NORTHEASTERN
POTTAWATOMIE...SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA AND JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 400
AM CDT...

At 332 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Havensville to 5 miles
east of Delia to 4 miles east of Auburn. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow
         around objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects and
         vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Topeka, Holton, Rossville, Tecumseh, Richland, Silver Lake, Auburn,
Meriden, Hoyt, Wetmore, Mayetta, Denison, Circleville, Delia,
Netawaka, Soldier, Havensville, Willard, Pauline, and Grantville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 between mile markers 347 and 355.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 165 and 190.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
northeastern Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3887 9541 3885 9585 3955 9612 3966 9579
      3965 9579 3965 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 260DEG 42KT 3949 9603 3921 9587 3889 9573

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Jones