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At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Junction City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southern Geary County. This includes Interstate 70 near mile marker 312. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Geary, KS; Riley, KS · 38.974°, -96.825°
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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- Geary, KS
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At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Junction City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southern Geary County. This includes Interstate 70 near mile marker 312. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Grandview Plaza, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Grandview Plaza. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 299 and 312. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
At 508 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of Junction City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Junction City, Ogden, and Grandview Plaza. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 294 and 312. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Geary County in east central Kansas... South central Riley County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of Junction City, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Junction City, Ogden, and Grandview Plaza. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 292 and 312. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.