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WWUS53 KICT 171933 CCA  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
233 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
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SEDGWICK KS-SUMNER KS-  
233 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHERN SEDGWICK AND NORTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 233 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
NORWICH, OR 7 MILES WEST OF CONWAY SPRINGS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WICHITA, HAYSVILLE, BEL AIRE, GODDARD, CLEARWATER, CONWAY SPRINGS,  
DOWNTOWN WICHITA, EASTBOROUGH, ARGONIA, VIOLA, EAST WICHITA,  
EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT, NORTHEAST WICHITA, MCCONNELL AIR FORCE  
BASE, SOUTH WICHITA, OAKLAWN, LAKE AFTON, AND JABARA AIRPORT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 9.  
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 54.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
KANSAS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3717 9780 3747 9781 3770 9762 3763 9750  
3782 9715 3769 9715  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 226DEG 26KT 3774 9738  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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