Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
700 WWUS83 KTOP 030002 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 702 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 KSZ040-054>056-030045- Lyon-Douglas-Franklin-Osage- 702 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN... SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...OSAGE AND CENTRAL LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 702 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Overbrook to 6 miles northwest of Olpe. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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, Lyndon, Centropolis, Burlingame, Pomona, Scranton, Quenemo, Lone Star, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Olivet, Pomona Lake, Globe, and Melvern Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 130 and 143. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 116 and 126. 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 3866 9535 3843 9585 3843 9595 3839 9595 3825 9636 3836 9636 3852 9596 3871 9595 3882 9568 3889 9526 TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 248DEG 39KT 3880 9555 3830 9628 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Reese