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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
847 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

KSZ054>056-058-110215-
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847 PM CDT Tue Mar 10 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN
OSAGE...NORTHERN COFFEY AND EAST CENTRAL LYON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM
CDT...

At 847 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Beto Junction, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down twigs or small limbs and blow
         around objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects and
         vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Lyndon, Lebo, Pomona, Waverly, Williamsburg, Quenemo,
Melvern, Hartford, Neosho Rapids, Olivet, Beto Junction, Pomona Lake,
and Melvern Lake.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 142 and 182.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for east central
Kansas.

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LAT...LON 3824 9592 3837 9603 3876 9557 3853 9520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 221DEG 48KT 3839 9576

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Griesemer