{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c3ec0af96962d98cf3885f8649428dd8ec5c82f9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 5:40PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c3ec0af96962d98cf3885f8649428dd8ec5c82f9.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Topeka KS"},"word_count":117,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 5:40PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Cloud; Ottawa\n**Issued by:** NWS Topeka KS\n**Sent:** 2026-09-19T17:40:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-19T17:40:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-19T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 540 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6\nmiles southwest of Simpson, moving east at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow\naround unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor\nobjects and vegetation is possible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nGlasco and Delphos.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for\nnorth central Kansas."}