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WWUS53 KICT 172018  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
318 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
KSC015-017-073-115-172100-  
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-260417T2100Z/  
CHASE KS-BUTLER KS-MARION KS-GREENWOOD KS-  
318 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT  
FOR CHASE...BUTLER...SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHWESTERN GREENWOOD  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 318 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURNS TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF  
COTTONWOOD FALLS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
EL DORADO, ANDOVER, AUGUSTA, ROSE HILL, TOWANDA, COTTONWOOD FALLS,  
BENTON, WHITEWATER, POTWIN, ELBING, BURNS, CASSODAY, BAZAAR, MATFIELD  
GREEN, SANTA FE LAKE, EL DORADO STATE PARK, AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL  
AIRPORT, WONSEVU, EL DORADO AIRPORT, AND EL DORADO LAKE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 116.  
 
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 3749 9715 3808 9715 3846 9636 3838 9636  
3838 9635 3799 9636 3780 9670  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 240DEG 47KT 3798 9674 3823 9649  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
LAWSON  
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