Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:36PM CDT until May 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:36pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 836 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Cottonwood Falls, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Emporia, Olpe, Hartford, and Neosho Rapids.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 143.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 129.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Kansas.
Area Description:
Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov