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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
438 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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ANDERSON-OSAGE-
438 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN ANDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3839 9527 3854 9529 3866 9539 3874 9528
3874 9522 3859 9506 3845 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 249DEG 49KT 3869 9528 3856 9521 3841 9523
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FRANKLIN-
438 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...
AT 438 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CENTROPOLIS TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OTTAWA TO NEAR RICHMOND, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR OTTAWA AND AREAS ALONG OF I-35
CORRIDOR.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OTTAWA, RICHMOND, PRINCETON, LANE, AND RANTOUL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 193.
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 3839 9527 3854 9529 3866 9539 3874 9528
3874 9522 3859 9506 3845 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 249DEG 49KT 3869 9528 3856 9521 3841 9523
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
GRIESEMER
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