Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Saturday
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wilson County in southeastern Kansas... Western Neosho County in southeastern Kansas... Eastern Woodson County in southeastern Kansas... Allen County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1025 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Altoona, or 10 miles southwest of Chanute, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Chanute, Iola, Neodesha, Fredonia, Humboldt, La Harpe, Gas, Moran, Thayer, Altoona, Buffalo, Neosho Falls, Savonburg, Elsmore, Benedict, Earlton, Mildred, Bassett, Petrolia, and Rose.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, KS ... NEOSHO, KS ... WILSON, KS ... WOODSON, KS
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Kansas.
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
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