Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 30 at 1:53PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 30, 2024 - 11:53am
Expires:
October 30, 2024 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles north of Silver Lake to 3 miles
northwest of Burlingame to near Neosho Rapids. Movement was northeast
at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Topeka, Osage City, Carbondale, Valley Falls, Rossville, Tecumseh,
St. Marys, Richland, Dover, Silver Lake, Auburn, Overbrook, Lyndon,
Burlingame, Meriden, Scranton, Hoyt, Maple Hill, Mayetta, and
Harveyville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 135 and 137.
Interstate 70 between mile markers 338 and 355.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 142 and 187.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Lyon; Osage
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS