Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Piqua, KS ∙ Roper, KS ∙ Toronto, KS ∙ Neosho Falls, KS ∙ Yates Center, KS ∙ Vilas, KS ∙ Benedict, KS ∙ Vernon, KS ∙ Coyville, KS ∙ Fredonia, KS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wichita KS 543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wilson County in southeastern Kansas... Woodson County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 543 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Toronto to 8 miles northwest of Buffalo to near Fredonia, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fredonia, Yates Center, Altoona, Toronto, Buffalo, Neosho Falls, Benedict, Coyville, Batesville, Toronto Lake, Rose, Cross Timbers State Park, and Piqua. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Kansas. && LAT...LON 3759 9553 3745 9582 3762 9596 3790 9596 3804 9575 3804 9552 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 229DEG 26KT 3776 9598 3776 9584 3755 9577 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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