Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:03PM CDT until May 18 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 4:03pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 603 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Junction City,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Southwestern Manhattan, Junction City, Abilene, Ogden, Grandview
Plaza, Chapman, Riley, Enterprise, Milford, Woodbine, Carlton,
Milford Lake, Keats, and Moonlight.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 272 and 315.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central, north
central, northeastern and east central Kansas.
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