Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 13 at 6:54PM CDT until June 13 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 13, 2026 - 4:54pm
Expires:
June 13, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 653 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Keats to 5 miles south of Westmoreland to 3 miles
southeast of Onaga, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public. At 6:50 PM, a personal weather station reported a
58 MPH wind gust 2 miles north-northeast of Manhattan.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Manhattan, Wamego, Rossville, Alma, Westmoreland, Blaine, St. Marys,
Ogden, Onaga, St. George, Maple Hill, McFarland, Paxico, Belvue,
Emmett, Louisville, Delia, Wheaton, Potawatomi Reservation, and
Keats.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 308 and 340.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: