Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 1:11AM CDT until May 17 at 1:30AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 11:11pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
At 111 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles south of Salem to 4 miles south of Fairview to
near Circleville, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Hiawatha, Sabetha, Horton, Wetmore, Fairview, Morrill, Bern, Goff,
Reserve, Powhattan, Oneida, Hamlin, Kickapoo Reservation, and
Woodlawn.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Brown, KS; Nemaha, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov