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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
352 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Osage County in east central Kansas...
  Northern Coffey County in east central Kansas...
  Southeastern Lyon County in east central Kansas...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 352 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 4 miles north of Neosho Rapids to near Hartford to 6
  miles northeast of Madison, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Burlington, Lyndon, Lebo, Waverly, Olpe, New Strawn, Melvern,
  Hartford, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Olivet, Beto Junction, John
  Redmond Reservoir, and Melvern Lake.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 135 and 165.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central
Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3817 9596 3817 9627 3838 9612 3852 9609
      3865 9558 3849 9554 3816 9565 3816 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 241DEG 50KT 3844 9599 3832 9597 3818 9602 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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