Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:11PM CDT until May 18 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:11pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Franklin County in east central Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 911 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles south of De Soto to 4 miles southwest of
Wellsville to 5 miles southeast of Williamsburg, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Ottawa, Wellsville, Centropolis, Pomona, Richmond, Williamsburg,
Princeton, Lane, and Rantoul.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 168 and 198.
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:
Franklin, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov