Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 10:36PM CDT until June 8 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 8:36pm
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
At 1035 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Manhattan to 8 miles west of Volland,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Public. Several personal weather stations from Junction
City to Manhattan have reported wind gusts of around 70 mph.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Manhattan, Junction City, Wamego, Alma, St. Marys, Ogden, Grandview
Plaza, Riley, St. George, Maple Hill, McFarland, Paxico, Belvue,
Emmett, Louisville, Keene, Keats, and Volland.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 295 and 341.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Geary, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov