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At 106 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eisenhower National Airport, or near Downtown Wichita, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Wichita Eisenhower reported a wind gust of 75 mph at 1:05 AM CDT. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Wichita, Derby, Andover, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire, Maize, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, West Wichita, East Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Northeast Wichita, Mcconnell Air Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn, and Jabara Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 0 and 16. Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 38 and 54. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Where it happened
Sedgwick, KS · 37.655°, -97.372°
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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- Sedgwick, KS
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At 106 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eisenhower National Airport, or near Downtown Wichita, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Wichita Eisenhower reported a wind gust of 75 mph at 1:05 AM CDT. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Wichita, Derby, Andover, Haysville, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire, Maize, Downtown Wichita, Kechi, Eastborough, West Wichita, East Wichita, Eisenhower National Airport, Northeast Wichita, Mcconnell Air Force Base, South Wichita, Oaklawn, and Jabara Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 0 and 16. Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 38 and 54. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.