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WWUS83 KSGF 082354
SPSSGF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
654 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

KSZ097-090045-
Crawford KS-
654 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY THROUGH
745 PM CDT...

At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Walnut, or 10 miles northeast of St. Paul, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Mulberry, Franklin, Arcadia, Walnut, Hepler,
Croweburg, Greenbush, Yale, Ringo, Farlington, Brazilton, Polk, and
Englevale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Kansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3751 9508 3767 9509 3767 9462 3746 9462
      3749 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 273DEG 32KT 3762 9505

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Burchfield