StormLatest status
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central Kansas.
Where it happened
Saline, KS · 38.856°, -97.413°
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- official severity
- Severe
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- areas
- Saline, KS
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Incident timeline
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central Kansas.
At 518 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gypsum, or 10 miles east of Salina, 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. Locations impacted include... Kipp. This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 263 and 266. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Saline County in central Kansas... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 453 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gypsum, or 10 miles southeast of Salina, 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. * Locations impacted include... Assaria, Gypsum, and Kipp. This includes Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 261 and 266. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.