“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM” from Woodson County Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Sunday May 15th, 2022 :: 02:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wilson County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Woodson County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 212 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Toronto, or 11 miles southwest of Yates Center, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters have reported one inch hail in Hamilton. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Yates Center, Altoona, Toronto, Buffalo, Benedict, Coyville, Cross Timbers State Park, Toronto Lake, Batesville and Rose.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WILSON, KS ... WOODSON, KS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Woodson County Sheriff's Office
105 W Rutledge St
Yates Center, KS 66783

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-625-8640

TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WOODSON followed by your message, to 888777

Submit an anonymous web tip

Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Full Notification