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

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Dickinson-Ottawa-Clay-
430 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON...EASTERN OTTAWA AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES...

At 430 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wells, moving
northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Minneapolis, Bennington, Wells, Manchester, and Longford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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LAT...LON 3925 9745 3915 9723 3896 9751 3896 9775
      3927 9763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 221DEG 44KT 3915 9755 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Griesemer