WWUS83 KTOP 160900 SPSTOP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 400 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 KSZ008-020-160930- Republic-Cloud- 400 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT REPUBLIC AND NORTHWESTERN CLOUD COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM CDT... At 359 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles southwest of Gilead to 4 miles southwest of Belleville to 3 miles east of Beloit. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Concordia, Belleville, Scandia, Jamestown, Courtland, Cuba, Norway, Republic, Munden, Narka, and Agenda. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for north central Kansas. && LAT...LON 4000 9737 3966 9737 3943 9793 3980 9793 3989 9789 4000 9777 TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 244DEG 25KT 4011 9748 3976 9768 3948 9804 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Gargan