Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:22PM CDT until May 18 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:22pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 821 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Burlingame to near Osage City to 4 miles
northwest of Lebo, moving east at 50 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...
Osage City, Carbondale, Overbrook, Lyndon, Lebo, Burlingame,
Scranton, Waverly, Quenemo, Melvern, Neosho Rapids, Harveyville,
Reading, Olivet, Beto Junction, Pomona Lake, and Melvern Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 134 and 169.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 144 and 161.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Coffey, KS; Franklin, KS; Lyon, KS; Osage, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov