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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
116 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
KSZ011-024-170645-
JACKSON-NEMAHA-
116 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NEMAHA AND JACKSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM CDT...
AT 116 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KICKAPOO RESERVATION TO 3
MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLTON TO 4 MILES WEST OF POTAWATOMI RESERVATION.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOLTON, WETMORE, MAYETTA, WHITING, DENISON, CIRCLEVILLE, NETAWAKA,
AND POTAWATOMI RESERVATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3942 9557 3942 9559 3931 9559 3932 9601
3965 9588 3965 9556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 277DEG 37KT 3967 9573 3950 9578 3935 9593
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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