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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1054 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

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Russell KS-Barton KS-
1054 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN RUSSELL AND NORTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTIES...

At 1054 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wilson, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Dorrance, Milberger, Bunker Hill, Galatia, Susank, Wilson State Park,
and Wilson Lake.

This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 190 and 204.
 
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 3898 9849 3871 9849 3858 9897 3859 9903
      3873 9904 3887 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 235DEG 29KT 3885 9846 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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