Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/13/2026 16:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 6:40PM CDT until April 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 4:40pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Allen, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Americus, Allen, Admire, Bushong, and Dunlap. This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 144 and 153.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central Kansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov