Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:13PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:13pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Coffey County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast
of Olpe, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Emporia, Burlington, Lebo, Waverly, Olpe, New Strawn, Hartford,
Gridley, Neosho Rapids, Beto Junction, John Redmond Reservoir, and
Le Roy.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 156.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 127 and 128.
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:
Coffey, KS; Lyon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov