Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
432 WWUS53 KICT 160919 SVSICT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 419 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 KSC053-105-161015- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-240716T1015Z/ Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS- 419 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR LINCOLN AND NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES... At 416 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Sylvan Grove, or 10 miles southwest of Lincoln, moving east at 40 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR LINCOLN AND NORTHERN ELLSWORTH COUNTIES. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Ellsworth, Wilson, Kanopolis, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Beverly, Barnard, Ash Grove, Westfall, and Ellsworth Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is an DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds possible. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3922 9793 3868 9793 3869 9848 3922 9848 TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 264DEG 35KT 3894 9829 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH $$ KLEINSASSER