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Marion County Emergency Management KS
Wednesday April 19th, 2023 :: 05:48 p.m. PDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East central Marion County Until 830 PM CDT.THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR MARION AND CHASE COUNTIES.

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Chase County in east central Kansas...
  East central Marion County in central Kansas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northeast
  of Florence, moving northeast at 35 mph.
  THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR MARION AND CHASE COUNTIES.
  HAZARD...Three inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
           Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
           siding, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
  Marion, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Florence, Elmdale, Cedar
  Point, Hymer, Saffordville, Tallgrass Prairie and Tallgrass Prairie
  Preserve.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3833 9635 3818 9692 3834 9707 3852 9675
      3852 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 246DEG 29KT 3834 9675
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...3.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Marion County Emergency Management KS
203 S 4th St
Marion, KS 66861

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-382-2144

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

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