Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 14:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:43PM CDT until April 17 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Douglas County in east central Kansas... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vinland, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Baldwin City, Eudora, Pleasant Grove, and Vinland.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Douglas, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS