Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 18:05

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 8:05PM CDT until April 23 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 6:05pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Franklin County in east central Kansas... Southwestern Douglas County in east central Kansas... Eastern Osage County in east central Kansas... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Scranton, moving northeast 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... Ottawa, Carbondale, Overbrook, Lyndon, Centropolis, Pomona, Quenemo, Lone Star, Pleasant Grove, Globe, and Pomona Lake. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 175 and 181.
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 east central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Osage, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov