Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 8:16PM CDT until May 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 6:16pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Ottawa County in north central Kansas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beverly,
moving east at 55 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...
Minneapolis, Bennington, Tescott, Culver, Wells, Niles, and Ada.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and
north central Kansas.
Area Description:
Ottawa, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov