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WWUS53 KICT 172037  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
337 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
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SEDGWICK KS-SUMNER KS-  
337 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEDGWICK AND NORTHERN SUMNER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 337 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DERBY, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE STORM WAS ALSO LOCATED SOUTHEAST  
OF ARGONIA AND ALSO TRACKING NORTHEAST.  
 
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...  
WICHITA, DERBY, ANDOVER, HAYSVILLE, WELLINGTON, BEL AIRE, MULVANE,  
ROSE HILL, CLEARWATER, BELLE PLAINE, CONWAY SPRINGS, DOWNTOWN  
WICHITA, EASTBOROUGH, ARGONIA, EAST WICHITA, NORTHEAST WICHITA,  
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH WICHITA, MAYFIELD, AND MILAN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8.  
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 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 3735 9781 3784 9715 3737 9715 3713 9780  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 246DEG 29KT 3752 9730  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
LAWSON  
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