Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
313 WWUS83 KICT 162206 SPSICT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 506 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 KSZ052-053-069-070-162230- Butler KS-Greenwood KS-Marion KS-Chase KS- 506 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHASE...NORTHEASTERN BUTLER... MARION AND NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT... At 505 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Durham to 11 miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls. Movement was southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Hillsboro, Marion, Cottonwood Falls, Madison, Florence, Hamilton, Lincolnville, Lehigh, Tampa, Durham, Bazaar, Virgil, Elmdale, Matfield Green, Cedar Point, Thrall, Marion Lake, Wonsevu, Pilsen, and Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 93 and 111. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for central and east central Kansas. && LAT...LON 3845 9662 3819 9635 3817 9635 3817 9596 3784 9596 3812 9687 3834 9737 3861 9735 3861 9730 TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 299DEG 41KT 3849 9724 3827 9672 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ LAWSON