961  
WWUS53 KTOP 171931  
SVSTOP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
231 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
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MORRIS-LYON-  
231 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS AND LYON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 231 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF  
STRONG CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
EMPORIA, COUNCIL GROVE, AMERICUS, READING, ALLEN, ADMIRE, BUSHONG,  
AND DUNLAP.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 128 AND 134.  
KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 154.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL  
KANSAS.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3852 9635 3852 9659 3874 9648 3874 9595  
3847 9595 3831 9636  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 232DEG 48KT 3843 9645  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
GRIESEMER  
 
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