Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 12:23AM CDT until May 18 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 10:23pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Dickinson County in central Kansas...
Geary County in east central Kansas...
Southern Riley County in northeastern Kansas...
Northwestern Morris County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Clay County in north central Kansas...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1223 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles northeast of Wakefield to 3 miles east of
Chapman to 5 miles southeast of Solomon, moving southeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Manhattan, Junction City, Abilene, Herington, Ogden, Grandview
Plaza, Chapman, Wakefield, Riley, Enterprise, White City, Milford,
Hope, Dwight, Woodbine, Parkerville, Latimer, Milford Lake, and
Keats.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 274 and 319.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Morris, KS; Riley, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov