060  
WWUS53 KICT 060505  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
1105 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
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HARPER KS-SUMNER KS-  
1105 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CST FOR  
SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1105 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF CALDWELL, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
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.  
 
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES.  
 
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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3700 9785 3721 9783 3719 9756 3700 9766  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 185DEG 23KT 3704 9776  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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