Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
486 WWUS83 KTOP 022313 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 613 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 KSZ054-055-030000- Lyon-Osage- 613 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN OSAGE AND CENTRAL LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT... At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Admire to 5 miles east of Strong City. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale, Overbrook, Burlingame, Americus, Scranton, and Admire. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 131. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 121 and 154. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3854 9635 3887 9569 3887 9550 3878 9550 3831 9635 TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 256DEG 23KT 3863 9611 3842 9645 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Reese