Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 3:17PM CDT until April 26 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 1:17pm
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 316 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Carbondale to 5 miles southwest of
Osage City, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported 70 mph winds 4 miles
northeast of Reading.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Osage City, Carbondale, Richland, Auburn, Overbrook, Lyndon,
Burlingame, Scranton, Melvern, Olivet, Melvern Lake, and Pomona Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 157 and 163.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 167 and 170.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov