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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
341 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024
 

KSZ033-048>051-062115-
Ellsworth KS-Rice KS-McPherson KS-Lincoln KS-Saline KS-
341 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN MCPHERSON...SOUTHEASTERN
LINCOLN...NORTHEASTERN RICE...EASTERN ELLSWORTH AND SALINE COUNTIES
THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 341 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Windom, or 13 miles west of Mcpherson, moving north at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Salina, Lindsborg, Kanopolis, Marquette, Little River, Assaria,
Geneseo, Brookville, Smolan, Beverly, Windom, New Cambria, Falun,
Glendale, Westfall, Salina Airport, Bridgeport, Kanopolis Lake, and
Kanopolis State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 75 and 95.
 Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 223 and 264.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central and south central Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3901 9793 3896 9793 3896 9738 3817 9788
      3817 9791 3844 9823 3902 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 195DEG 49KT 3844 9790 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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