776  
WWUS53 KICT 172059  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
359 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
KSC001-099-125-133-205-207-172145-  
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260417T2145Z/  
WILSON KS-LABETTE KS-NEOSHO KS-MONTGOMERY KS-WOODSON KS-ALLEN KS-  
359 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT  
FOR WILSON...NORTHWESTERN LABETTE...WESTERN NEOSHO...NORTHERN  
MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN WOODSON AND WESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 358 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF  
ELK CITY, OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEODESHA, 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...  
INDEPENDENCE, CHANUTE, IOLA, NEODESHA, FREDONIA, HUMBOLDT, LA HARPE,  
GAS, THAYER, ALTOONA, ELK CITY, BUFFALO, GALESBURG, SYCAMORE,  
BENEDICT, NEW ALBANY, EARLTON, BASSETT, PARSONS TRI CITY AIRPORT, AND  
BUXTON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN  
KANSAS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3759 9526 3738 9536 3716 9596 3759 9596  
3799 9541 3791 9522  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 234DEG 46KT 3736 9585  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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