Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/31/2026 23:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 1:17AM CDT until June 1 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 31, 2026 - 11:17pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description: 
At 116 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Paxico, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size 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... Rossville, St. Marys, Silver Lake, Maple Hill, McFarland, Paxico, and Willard. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 329 and 348.
Instruction: 
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.
Area Description: 
Pottawatomie, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov