Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/31/2026 18:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 8:57PM CDT until May 31 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 31, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lyon County in east central Kansas... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 857 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest of Olpe, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Olpe. This includes Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 116.
Instruction: 
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