WWUS83 KSGF 082354

SPSSGF



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Springfield MO

654 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

 

KSZ097-090045-

Crawford KS-

654 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY THROUGH

745 PM CDT...



At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Walnut, or 10 miles northeast of St. Paul, moving east at 35 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Mulberry, Franklin, Arcadia, Walnut, Hepler,

Croweburg, Greenbush, Yale, Ringo, Farlington, Brazilton, Polk, and

Englevale.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for

southeastern Kansas.



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LAT...LON 3751 9508 3767 9509 3767 9462 3746 9462

      3749 9509

TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 273DEG 32KT 3762 9505 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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Burchfield