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MAGNITUDE 4.8 KANSAS, USA
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Subject To Change
Depth: 5 km
Distances: 13km (8mi) S of Conway Springs, Kansas
40km (25mi) SW of Haysville, Kansas
43km (27mi) SW of Derby, Kansas
53km (33mi) SSW of Wichita, Kansas
200km (124mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Plane crashes into an airport building killing 4; 5 are rushed to hospital in Wichita, Kansas, USA
Severe Thunderstorms Bring Wind Damage and Large Hail to Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, USA
“This is the worst storm I’ve seen in 40 years here,” said Mayor Pro Tem Ron Hanson
Grapefruit-Sized Hail Pounds Plains as Storm Slides East of USA

The powerful thunderstorm that pounded the Plains with grapefruit-sized hail is sliding east on Sunday, bringing the threat of damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.
Saturday was the 12th consecutive day that severe weather was reported nationwide, according to meteorologists.
Winds of up to 90 miles per hour battered parts of Kansas overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
It said the severe storms are expected to weaken slightly but still produce strong winds and nasty weather for the Kansas City area.
With thunderstorms moving east, swathes of the country from southern Wisconsin through to Illinois and central Missouri will be hit on Sunday, according to The Weather Channel.
It said that large hail and damaging winds pose the greatest threat, but an isolated tornado or two can’t be ruled out.
The Weather Channel warned winds could reach up to 80 miles per hour in Nebraska’s capital, saying that tree damage is likely.

Tornadoes strike central, southern US, killing 12



Plane crash kills Former Kansas lawmaker in Marion County, USA
The plane went down in a pond on 170th Rd., about a half-mile west of Indigo, and two miles south of Hillsboro, around 1:45 p.m. Friday.
Troopers with the Kansas Highway Patrol said the plane was an ultralight aircraft. Investigators said the pilot ran into a tree branch, then fell to the ground near a pond and flipped upside down into the water.The pilot was unconscious when emergency crews arrived at the scene. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries, troopers said.
The pilot has been identified as Donald Dahl, 69, of Hillsboro, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Dahl was a former Kansas state representative, who served the 70th district from 1996 until 2008. The Republican leader was speaker pro tem in 2007 and 2008.
Gov. Sam Brownback appointed Dahl to the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission in December.
Brownback said he was saddened to hear of Dahl’s passing.
“He had a proud legacy of public service,” Brownback said in a statement. “A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served the people of Kansas as a representative for six terms. The Lt. Governor and I extend our personal sympathy to his family and friends.”
The Federal Aviation Administration has been called to help investigate the cause of the crash.
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