Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 17 at 10:25PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 8:25pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
At 1025 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles east of Bern to 3 miles west of
Soldier. Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Holton, Hiawatha, Sabetha, Seneca, Horton, Onaga, Centralia, Wetmore,
Everest, Fairview, Robinson, Morrill, Whiting, Circleville, Bern,
Corning, Netawaka, Soldier, Havensville, and Goff.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas.
Area Description:
Nemaha; Brown; Pottawatomie; Jackson
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov