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WWUS83 KTOP 180537
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1237 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
KSZ026-039-040-180615-
SHAWNEE-JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-
1237 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JEFFERSON
NORTHEASTERN SHAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM
CDT...
AT 1237 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NORTHEASTERN TOPEKA, MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
NORTHEASTERN TOPEKA, NORTHERN LAWRENCE, OSKALOOSA, TECUMSEH, PERRY,
MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, LECOMPTON, WILLIAMSTOWN, PERRY LAKE, AND
GRANTVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 186.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3902 9519 3902 9569 3914 9573 3931 9518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 258DEG 39KT 3907 9565
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
FLANAGAN
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