621  
WWUS83 KSGF 180550  
SPSSGF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
1250 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
KSZ097-180615-  
CRAWFORD KS-  
1250 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CRAWFORD COUNTY THROUGH 115 AM  
CDT...  
 
AT 1250 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
HEPLER, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF GIRARD, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE 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...  
PITTSBURG, FRONTENAC, GIRARD, ARMA, CHEROKEE, MULBERRY, CHICOPEE,  
FRANKLIN, ARCADIA, HEPLER, BEULAH, OPOLIS, CROWEBURG, GREENBUSH,  
YALE, RINGO, LONE OAK, FARLINGTON, BRAZILTON, AND POLK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3767 9499 3767 9462 3734 9462 3734 9480  
3752 9509 3756 9509  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 296DEG 21KT 3760 9493  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
SORIA  
 
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