WWUS83 KICT 190014 SPSICT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 614 PM CST Mon Nov 18 2024 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-190130- Ellsworth KS-Reno KS-Rice KS-McPherson KS-Russell KS-Harvey KS- Lincoln KS-Barton KS-Saline KS- 614 PM CST Mon Nov 18 2024 ...STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT MCPHERSON... NORTHERN RENO... WESTERN HARVEY...LINCOLN...RICE... ELLSWORTH...RUSSELL...BARTON AND SALINE COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CST... At 609 PM CST, several sites have reported winds around 60 mph as intense low pressure lifts off to the northeast. Strong winds are expected to last a couple more hours before decreasing. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Salina, Hutchinson, Newton, Great Bend, Mcpherson, Russell, Lyons, Hesston, Lindsborg, Ellsworth, Hoisington, South Hutchinson, Sterling, Ellinwood, Halstead, Moundridge, Inman, Buhler, Nickerson, and Burrton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 38 and 95. Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 176 and 264. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3922 9796 3896 9793 3896 9740 3795 9738 3794 9847 3826 9847 3826 9903 3913 9904 3912 9850 3922 9849 TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 215DEG 49KT 3906 9888 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ LAWSON