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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Topeka KS

1249 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026



The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Southern Osage County in east central Kansas...

  Coffey County in east central Kansas...

  Southeastern Lyon County in east central Kansas...



* Until 115 AM CDT.



* At 1249 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 3 miles west of Osage City to near Lebo to 5 miles

  northwest of Gridley, moving east at 35 mph.



  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.



* Locations impacted include...

  Burlington, Lebo, Waverly, New Strawn, Melvern, Hartford, Gridley,

  Neosho Rapids, Reading, Olivet, Beto Junction, John Redmond

  Reservoir, Melvern Lake, and Le Roy.



This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 136 and 165.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



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LAT...LON 3807 9596 3817 9596 3817 9615 3858 9606

      3853 9554 3804 9563

TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 285DEG 29KT 3862 9589 3841 9590 3814 9596 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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Griesemer