Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 7:27PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 5:27pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas...
North central Shawnee County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Nemaha County in northeastern Kansas...
Jackson County in northeastern Kansas...
Southern Brown County in northeastern Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holton,
moving northeast 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...
Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Horton, Hoyt, Ozawkie,
Nortonville, Winchester, Wetmore, Mayetta, Whiting, Denison,
Circleville, Netawaka, and Potawatomi Reservation.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northeastern and east central Kansas.
Area Description:
Brown, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Nemaha, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov