Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 13 at 8:51PM CDT until June 13 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 13, 2026 - 6:51pm
Expires:
June 13, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 850 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Emporia to 5 miles northeast of Olpe
to 4 miles south of Lyndon, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 8:48 PM, 60-70 MPH winds were
reported in Osage City.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Emporia, Osage City, Lyndon, Lebo, Burlingame, Melvern, Hartford,
Neosho Rapids, Reading, Olivet, Beto Junction, and Melvern Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 164.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 116 and 132.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Coffey, KS; Lyon, KS; Osage, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov