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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
551 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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ELK KS-
551 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ELK COUNTY...
AT 550 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ELK FALLS, OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF HOWARD, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. STORM CHASERS ARE REPORTING A ROTATING WALL
CLOUD SOUTH OF ELK FALLS.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARD, MOLINE, LONGTON, AND ELK FALLS.
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 9632 3745 9632 3753 9622 3730 9599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 246DEG 20KT 3734 9621
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
MCGUIRE
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