Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 18:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 8:56PM CDT until May 17 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 6:56pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Washington County in north central Kansas... Northern Marshall County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 930 PM CDT. * At 856 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of Hanover, moving northeast at 50 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... Marysville, Hanover, Beattie, Barnes, Oketo, and Bremen.
Instruction: 
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 north central and northeastern Kansas.
Area Description: 
Marshall, KS; Washington, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS