Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:57PM CDT until May 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 857 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Lewis and Clark Village to near
Linwood to 4 miles west of Princeton, moving east at 60 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...
Lawrence, Ottawa, Baldwin City, Carbondale, Oskaloosa, Eudora,
Richland, Wellsville, Overbrook, Lyndon, Centropolis, Perry, McLouth,
Pomona, Scranton, Lecompton, Clinton, Winchester, Richmond, and
Williamsburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 156 and 198.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 189 and 205.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Jefferson, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov