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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1052 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

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Lincoln KS-Ellsworth KS-
1052 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND ELLSWORTH COUNTIES...

At 1051 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wilson, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch 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...
Ellsworth, Wilson, Kanopolis, Lincoln, Holyrood, Beverly, Westfall,
and Ellsworth Airport.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 206 and 235.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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LAT...LON 3913 9793 3874 9793 3853 9848 3897 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 249DEG 39KT 3883 9838 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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