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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1040 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
 

KSZ032-047-040445-
Russell KS-Barton KS-
1040 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RUSSELL AND NORTHERN BARTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM CDT...

At 1039 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Zurich to
near Hargrave. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Russell, Wilson, Claflin, Lucas, Gorham, Luray, Dorrance, Milberger,
Bunker Hill, Paradise, Galatia, Susank, Waldo, Russell Airport,
Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake, and Odin.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 175 and 205.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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

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LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9848 3852 9848 3855 9903
      3870 9903 3870 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 267DEG 34KT 3912 9938 3860 9939 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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