270  
WWUS53 KTOP 282338  
SVSTOP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
638 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
KSC149-161-197-290000-  
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-250429T0000Z/  
RILEY-WABAUNSEE-POTTAWATOMIE-  
638 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RILEY...NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE AND SOUTHEASTERN  
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 636 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELVUE, MOVING  
EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT. AT 6:31 PM CDT, LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED  
68 MPH WIND GUSTS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAMEGO.  
 
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.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ST. GEORGE, EMMETT, LOUISVILLE, ST. MARYS, WAMEGO, AND BELVUE.  
 
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 9651 3944 9604  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 251DEG 42KT 3924 9621  
 
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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