Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
121 WWUS83 KICT 162339 SPSICT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 639 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 KSZ070-170015- Greenwood KS- 639 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GREENWOOD COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM CDT... At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Hamilton, or 6 miles northeast of Eureka, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Eureka, Hamilton, Severy, Fall River, Climax, Virgil, Eureka City Lake, Fall River Lake, Eureka Airport, Piedmont, Fall River State Park, and Cross Timbers State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3795 9648 3803 9596 3761 9596 3761 9645 TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 311DEG 33KT 3791 9624 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ LAWSON