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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
232 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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CHASE KS-BUTLER KS-
232 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR CHASE AND NORTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...
AT 231 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF
STRONG CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
COTTONWOOD FALLS, STRONG CITY, CASSODAY, BAZAAR, ELMDALE, MATFIELD
GREEN, CEDAR POINT, SAFFORDVILLE, WONSEVU, TALLGRASS PRAIRIE, AND
TALLGRASS PRAIRIE PRESERVE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 115.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL,
CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3852 9636 3816 9636 3792 9684 3837 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 239DEG 47KT 3844 9641
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
LAWSON
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