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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Topeka KS

1237 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

 

KSZ054-055-058-050600-

Coffey-Lyon-Osage-

1237 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN OSAGE...COFFEY AND

EASTERN LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT...



At 1237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 5 miles south of Harveyville to 5 miles

southwest of Reading to near Madison. Movement was east at 40 mph.



HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and 

         vegetation is possible.



Locations impacted include...

Osage City, Burlington, Lyndon, Lebo, Waverly, New Strawn, Melvern,

Hartford, Gridley, Neosho Rapids, Reading, Olivet, Beto Junction,

John Redmond Reservoir, Melvern Lake, and Le Roy.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 35 between mile markers 135 and 162.

 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 141 and 153.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3817 9596 3817 9614 3874 9607 3871 9559

      3804 9562 3804 9596

TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 281DEG 35KT 3871 9595 3845 9602 3814 9610 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH



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Griesemer