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WFUS53 KICT 262223  
TORICT  
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
523 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...  
 
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 522 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR GRENOLA, OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOWARD, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
MOLINE AROUND 530 PM CDT.  
ELK FALLS AROUND 540 PM CDT.  
LONGTON AROUND 555 PM CDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3730 9643 3736 9649 3753 9622 3730 9599  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 246DEG 20KT 3733 9638  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
 
 
 
MCGUIRE  
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