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Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
450 WWUS53 KICT 161031 SVSICT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 531 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 KSC169-161115- /O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0262.000000T0000Z-240716T1115Z/ Saline KS- 531 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN SALINE COUNTY... At 531 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Solomon, or near Abilene, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Salina, New Cambria, Glendale, and Salina Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3880 9738 3879 9793 3896 9793 3896 9738 TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 266DEG 31KT 3893 9732 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ KLEINSASSER