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WWUS53 KICT 270454
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1154 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
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LINCOLN KS-ELLSWORTH KS-SALINE KS-
1154 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH AND SALINE COUNTIES...
AT 1153 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF KANOPOLIS, MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
IN ELLSWORTH.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALINA, ELLSWORTH, WILSON, KANOPOLIS, BROOKVILLE, SMOLAN, NEW
CAMBRIA, FALUN, GLENDALE, WESTFALL, SALINA AIRPORT, ELLSWORTH
AIRPORT, KANOPOLIS LAKE, AND KANOPOLIS STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 83 AND 95.
INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 206 AND 266.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3896 9793 3896 9737 3884 9737 3861 9776
3860 9848 3886 9848 3900 9794 3901 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 245DEG 38KT 3877 9807
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
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