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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Topeka KS

816 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Southern Franklin County in east central Kansas...

  Northern Anderson County in east central Kansas...

  Southern Osage County in east central Kansas...

  Coffey County in east central Kansas...



* Until 915 PM CDT.



* At 815 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest

  of New Strawn, moving east at 45 mph.



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



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 

           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.



* Locations impacted include...

  Garnett, Burlington, Lebo, Waverly, Richmond, Williamsburg, New

  Strawn, Melvern, Hartford, Greeley, Princeton, Lane, Rantoul,

  Westphalia, Olivet, Beto Junction, Harris, John Redmond Reservoir,

  and Melvern Lake.



This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 144 and 177.

 

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 3818 9508 3818 9596 3851 9595 3856 9506

TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 264DEG 37KT 3834 9580 



THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH



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