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Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
545 WWUS53 KICT 160911 SVSICT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 411 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 KSC167-160930- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0259.000000T0000Z-240716T0930Z/ Russell KS- 411 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR RUSSELL COUNTY... At 410 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sylvan Grove, or 8 miles north of Wilson, moving east at 35 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY! HAZARD...90 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages. Locations impacted include... Russell, Lucas, Gorham, Luray, Dorrance, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Paradise, Waldo, Wilson State Park, Wilson Lake, and Russell Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. 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. If on or near WILSON LAKE, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3913 9904 3913 9849 3870 9849 3870 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 264DEG 31KT 3895 9846 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH $$ KLEINSASSER