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Woodson County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday April 2nd, 2025 :: 04:31 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15AM

SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Elk County in southeastern Kansas... Wilson County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Cowley County in south central Kansas... Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas... Chautauqua County in southeastern Kansas... Woodson County in southeastern Kansas... Eastern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas... Northwestern Allen County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 515 AM CDT.

* At 428 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Madison to 5 miles northwest of Howard to 5 miles southeast of Dexter, moving northeast at 110 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... Severy, Moline, Buxton, Benedict, Eureka Airport, Rose, Elk Falls, Climax, Howard, Fall River, Grenola, Virgil, Hamilton, Dexter, Elgin, Piqua, Chautauqua, Sedan, Buffalo, and Fredonia.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, KS ... CHAUTAUQUA, KS ... COWLEY, KS ... ELK, KS ... GREENWOOD, KS ... MONTGOMERY, KS ... WILSON, KS ... WOODSON, KS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for south central and 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

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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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