Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 12:21AM CDT until May 17 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 10:21pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
At 1221 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles north of Olsburg to 3 miles west of Tuttle
Creek Lake to near Moonlight, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
Clay Center, Wakefield, Riley, Clifton, Miltonvale, Milford,
Leonardville, Olsburg, Morganville, Randolph, Green, Wells, Longford,
Vining, Oak Hill, Idana, Milford Lake, Keats, and Tuttle Creek Lake.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Clay, KS; Cloud, KS; Geary, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov