Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 7:20PM CDT until April 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 5:20pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 720 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles northwest of Valley Falls to near Perry Lake
to 3 miles west of Clinton Lake, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Topeka, Lawrence, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Tecumseh, Richland, Perry,
McLouth, Meriden, Ozawkie, Nortonville, Lecompton, Clinton,
Winchester, Lone Star, Pauline, Williamstown, Perry Lake, Grantville,
and Clinton Lake.
This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 172 and 204.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Douglas, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov