Severe

At 515 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest of Lyons, or 8 miles northeast of West Point, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Lyons. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Central Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 514 PM CDT, a dust channel was over Canyon, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Satellite Imagery. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. Areas impacted include the city of Canyon and I-27 near and in Canyon. Locations impacted include... Canyon.

At 516 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Pleasant Dale, or 14 miles southeast of Seward, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. This storm has a history of producing golf ball sized hail south of Friend. 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. This severe storm will be near...

At 518 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Auburn, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Auburn, Shenandoah, Hamburg, Peru, Essex, Farragut, Johnson,

At 518 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithland, or 24 miles southeast of Sioux City, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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. This severe storm will be near... Correctionville and Anthon around 525 PM CDT. Pierson around 530 PM CDT.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 237. * TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 230 and 233. * TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

At 521 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Alden, or 7 miles west of Sterling, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Lyons, Sterling, Nickerson, Chase, Alden, Raymond, and Silica. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central and south central Kansas.

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Atchison County in northwestern Missouri... Northern Holt County in northwestern Missouri... Northwestern Nodaway County in northwestern Missouri... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 522 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Blanchard to near Shubert, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Automated weather station.