Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 3:38PM CDT until April 26 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 1:38pm
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 337 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Quenemo, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported 60 mph wind gusts at 334 PM.
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...
Ottawa, Baldwin City, Carbondale, Richland, Wellsville, Overbrook,
Lyndon, Centropolis, Pomona, Williamsburg, Quenemo, Melvern, Lone
Star, Princeton, Lane, Rantoul, Pleasant Grove, Vinland, Pomona Lake,
and Globe.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 159 and 198.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov