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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
413 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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OSAGE-COFFEY-
413 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE AND NORTHEASTERN COFFEY COUNTIES...
AT 413 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER MELVERN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAVERLY AND MELVERN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 167.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3837 9567 3842 9567 3851 9576 3862 9564
3861 9563 3845 9551 3843 9551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 245DEG 49KT 3850 9565
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
GRIESEMER
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