Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 30 at 6:50PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 30, 2024 - 4:50pm
Expires:
October 30, 2024 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 650 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles northwest of Pomona Lake to 3 miles
east of Beto Junction to 6 miles southeast of Madison. Movement was
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Burlington, Lyndon, Lebo, Pomona, Waverly, Williamsburg, New
Strawn, Quenemo, Melvern, Gridley, Princeton, Olivet, Beto Junction,
Harris, Pomona Lake, John Redmond Reservoir, Melvern Lake, and Le
Roy.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 148 and 193.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Kansas.
Area Description:
Lyon; Osage; Franklin; Coffey; Anderson
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS