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WWUS83 KSGF 152359
SPSSGF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
659 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
KSZ097-101-160045-
CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-
659 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHERN
CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...
AT 659 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
OSWEGO, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSBURG, FRONTENAC, COLUMBUS, GIRARD, ARMA, CHEROKEE, WEIR,
SHERMAN, MULBERRY, SCAMMON, CHICOPEE, MCCUNE, FRANKLIN, WEST MINERAL,
ROSELAND, BEULAH, YALE, CARONA, HALLOWELL, AND SHERWIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3756 9462 3720 9462 3709 9507 3738 9507
3739 9509 3745 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 254DEG 36KT 3726 9512
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HATCH
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