672  
WWUS53 KTOP 171950  
SVSTOP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
250 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
KSC111-127-172015-  
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MORRIS-LYON-  
250 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS AND NORTHERN LYON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 249 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF  
AMERICUS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...  
AMERICUS, READING, ALLEN, ADMIRE, BUSHONG, AND DUNLAP.  
 
THIS INCLUDES KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 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 9643 3874 9636 3874 9595  
3849 9595 3842 9636  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 235DEG 41KT 3855 9616  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
GRIESEMER  
 
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