Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/13/2026 17:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 7:45PM CDT until April 13 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 5:45pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Miami County in east central Kansas... Southwestern Johnson County in east central Kansas... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ottawa, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Two inch 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... Gardner, Paola, Osawatomie, Edgerton, and Hillsdale. This includes Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 210.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Johnson, KS; Miami, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO