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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
357 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

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357 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OTTAWA...WEST CENTRAL CLAY AND EASTERN CLOUD
COUNTIES...

At 357 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of
Idana, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Miltonvale, Aurora, Oak Hill, and Idana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central
Kansas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3917 9754 3940 9768 3959 9753 3930 9713
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 232DEG 31KT 3940 9736 

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Flanagan