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WWUS53 KICT 172112  
SVSICT  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
412 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
KSC015-035-173-172200-  
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-260417T2200Z/  
COWLEY KS-SEDGWICK KS-BUTLER KS-  
412 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHERN COWLEY...SOUTHEASTERN SEDGWICK AND BUTLER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 411 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DOUGLASS,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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, DERBY, EL DORADO, ANDOVER, HAYSVILLE, AUGUSTA, MULVANE, ROSE  
HILL, DOUGLASS, TOWANDA, UDALL, LEON, ATLANTA, LATHAM, MCCONNELL AIR  
FORCE BASE, SOUTH WICHITA, ROSALIA, ROCK, SANTA FE LAKE, AND EL  
DORADO STATE PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 41, AND  
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 76.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3724 9715 3748 9715 3748 9750 3771 9715  
3807 9652 3747 9653  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 228DEG 36KT 3759 9695  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
LAWSON  
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