Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 12:13

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 2:13PM CDT until April 17 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 12:13pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 245 PM CDT. * At 213 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hoyt, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Valley Falls, Hoyt, and Nortonville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern Kansas.
Area Description: 
Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov