Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM 
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Woodson County in southeastern Kansas... Allen County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 402 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Neosho Falls, or 10 miles northwest of Iola, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Iola, La Harpe, Gas, Moran, Neosho Falls, Mildred, Bassett, Iola Airport, and Piqua.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, KS ... WOODSON, KS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a dangerous storm, producing large hail driven by severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and neck. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM 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
