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WWUS53 KICT 262128
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
428 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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ALLEN KS-
428 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTY...
AT 427 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LA HARPE,
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IOLA, LA HARPE, GAS, MORAN, MILDRED, BASSETT, AND IOLA AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM, PRODUCING LARGE HAIL DRIVEN BY SEVERE
WINDS! SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS, COVER YOUR HEAD AND NECK.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3782 9509 3780 9509 3785 9544 3804 9539
3804 9508 3782 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 271DEG 34KT 3799 9530
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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