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WWUS53 KICT 060541
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1141 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
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HARPER KS-SUMNER KS-
1141 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...
AT 1140 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CALDWELL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
CALDWELL, ARGONIA, MILAN, AND PERTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3700 9765 3700 9785 3720 9784 3733 9779
3718 9736
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 220DEG 26KT 3711 9775
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
KLEINSASSER
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