Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Athol, KS ∙ Cedar, KS ∙ Harlan, KS ∙ Claudell, KS ∙ Smith Center, KS ∙ Kensington, KS ∙ Gaylord, KS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Hastings NE 535 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Smith County in north central Kansas... Northwestern Osborne County in north central Kansas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 535 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alton, or 31 miles southeast of Phillipsburg, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Gaylord and Cedar around 550 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3953 9905 3991 9904 3990 9864 3953 9879 TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 184DEG 45KT 3942 9893 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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