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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
227 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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BUTLER KS-MARION KS-
227 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUTLER AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...
AT 227 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELBING, OR 6
MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITEWATER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEABODY, BENTON, WHITEWATER, FLORENCE, POTWIN, ELBING, AND BURNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL,
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3824 9715 3833 9684 3792 9684 3778 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 236DEG 35KT 3802 9705
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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