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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Washington; Cloud; Clay; Ottawa – Friday, July 3, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Washington; Cloud; Clay; Ottawa
Effective 7/3/2026, 9:47:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/3/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 9:47PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

At 947 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Concordia to 6 miles south of Simpson to 4
miles north of Lincoln. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Hail damage to outdoor objects
and vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Concordia, Clay Center, Clyde, Clifton, Miltonvale, Glasco, Delphos,
Jamestown, Morganville, Aurora, Vining, Oak Hill, Idana, and Ada.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
north central Kansas.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.