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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
939 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
KSZ056-181515-
FRANKLIN-
939 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH
1015 AM CDT...
AT 939 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES EAST OF PRINCETON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OTTAWA, WELLSVILLE, PRINCETON, LANE, AND RANTOUL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 183 AND 187, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 190 AND 198.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3869 9507 3845 9507 3839 9516 3839 9518
3850 9534 3874 9512 3874 9506 3870 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1439Z 223DEG 35KT 3850 9519
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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