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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
731 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

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731 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ottawa, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis 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...
Ottawa, Baldwin City, Wellsville, Centropolis, and Rantoul.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 178 and 198.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
Kansas.

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.

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

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room,
a bathroom or closet or basement.

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LAT...LON 3870 9506 3869 9507 3853 9507 3853 9536
      3876 9539 3884 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 256DEG 20KT 3866 9531 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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