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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0220 Issued by the Topeka Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-18 19:31:32
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
731 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Geary County in east central Kansas...
Eastern Morris County in east central Kansas...
Southern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
Northwestern Lyon County in east central Kansas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 731 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles west of Alma to 4 miles south of Alta Vista
to 8 miles south of Wilsey, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Council Grove, Eskridge, Alta Vista, Dwight, Wilsey, Bushong,
Dunlap, and Council Grove Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for east central
Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
east central Kansas.
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LAT...LON 3852 9635 3852 9679 3879 9662 3895 9654
3892 9605 3851 9632 3851 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 261DEG 29KT 3900 9637 3880 9650 3852 9668
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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Flanagan
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-18 19:42:32
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
742 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
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742 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY...EASTERN MORRIS...SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE AND
NORTHWESTERN LYON COUNTIES...
At 742 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Alma to 7 miles southeast of Alta Vista to 6
miles southwest of Dunlap, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Council Grove, Eskridge, Alta Vista, Wilsey, Bushong, Dunlap, and
Council Grove Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for east central
Kansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 9635 3852 9673 3878 9660 3895 9651
3892 9605 3851 9632 3851 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 263DEG 29KT 3901 9627 3878 9640 3853 9648
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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Flanagan
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-18 20:06:03
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
805 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
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805 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEARY...EASTERN
MORRIS...SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE AND NORTHWESTERN LYON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Wabaunsee and Lyon counties.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 9635 3852 9673 3878 9660 3895 9651
3892 9605 3851 9632 3851 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 261DEG 29KT 3904 9605 3881 9618 3856 9626
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Griesemer
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