Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
670 WWUS83 KICT 070347 SPSICT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 1047 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 KSZ047-048-050-070430- Ellsworth KS-Rice KS-Barton KS- 1047 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT RICE...ELLSWORTH AND BARTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT... At 1045 PM CDT, strong south to southeast winds were impacting portions of central Kansas, behind a dissipating area of rain showers. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 55 mph. SOURCE...Weather instrument indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Great Bend, Lyons, Ellsworth, Hoisington, Sterling, Ellinwood, Wilson, Claflin, Kanopolis, Little River, Chase, Holyrood, Bushton, Geneseo, Pawnee Rock, Albert, Alden, Lorraine, Olmitz, and Raymond. This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 206 and 228. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3870 9903 3870 9849 3887 9848 3887 9793 3817 9792 3817 9814 3816 9822 3817 9822 3817 9847 3826 9847 3826 9903 TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 239DEG 49KT 3842 9861 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ KLEINSASSER