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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1255 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

KSZ083-040630-
Sedgwick KS-
1255 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SEDGWICK COUNTY THROUGH 130 AM
CDT...

At 1255 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles south of Garden Plain to 5 miles
northeast of Viola to Clearwater. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wichita, Derby, Haysville, Mulvane, Goddard, Maize, Clearwater,
Colwich, Garden Plain, Downtown Wichita, Eastborough, Viola, West
Wichita, East Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Mcconnell Air
Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn, and Lake Afton.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 0 and 9.
 Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 34 and 50.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 3758 9781 3782 9751 3769 9722 3748 9723
      3747 9771
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 239DEG 27KT 3758 9767 3752 9755 3748 9751

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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LAWSON