353  
WWUS53 KEAX 032054  
SVSEAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
354 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
MOC005-147-032115-  
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260403T2115Z/  
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY MO-  
354 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON AND NORTHWESTERN NODAWAY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 354 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURLINGTON JUNCTION, OR 9 MILES EAST  
OF TARKIO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BURLINGTON JUNCTION, CLEARMONT, ELMO, AND QUITMAN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4058 9507 4040 9487 4030 9534 4040 9536  
4058 9516  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 246DEG 28KT 4040 9521  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
 

 
 
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