Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:58PM CDT until May 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:58pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 858 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Olpe, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny 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:
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:
Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov