Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 23 at 1:17AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 22, 2025 - 11:17pm
Expires:
April 22, 2025 - 11:45pm
Description:
At 116 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Williamstown to near Volland. Movement
was east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. TOP ASOS has continued to gust upwards of
55 knots on the northern edge of showers.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Alma, Topeka, Maple Hill, Lecompton, Pauline, Tecumseh, Lawrence,
Williamstown, Auburn, Dover, Clinton, Willard, Grantville, Silver
Lake, McFarland, Clinton Lake, Keene, Perry, Berryton, and Volland.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 between mile markers 323 and 355.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 168 and 205.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Jefferson; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Douglas
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS