450  
WWUS53 KTOP 282332  
SVSTOP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
632 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
KSC149-161-197-290000-  
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-250429T0000Z/  
RILEY-WABAUNSEE-POTTAWATOMIE-  
632 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RILEY...NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND SOUTHERN  
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 630 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WAMEGO, MOVING  
EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 6:28 PM CDT, A SPOTTER 2 MILES  
SOUTHEAST OF ST GEORGE REPORTED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
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.  
 
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BELVUE AND ST. MARYS AROUND 635 PM CDT.  
EMMETT AROUND 640 PM CDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN  
AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IT IS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK  
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3915 9604 3908 9653 3929 9664 3947 9604  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 251DEG 42KT 3921 9631  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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