- In force from
- Oct 13, 5:18 PM CDT
- Until
- Oct 13, 6:00 PM CDT
- Issued
- Oct 13, 5:18 PM CDT
- Updated
- 2 times, last Oct 13, 5:39 PM CDT
- Office
- Topeka, KS
- Number
- 415 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe
- Storm motion
- Moving east northeast at 39 mph
- Where
- KS
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...EASTERN SHAWNEE AND NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES
At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grantville, moving northeast at 40 mph.
- Hazard
- Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
- Source
- Trained weather spotters.
- 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... Topeka, Tecumseh, Auburn, Perry, Meriden, Lecompton, Clinton, Clinton Lake, Pauline, Berryton, Perry Lake, and Grantville.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 between mile markers 353 and 355. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 169 and 195.
What to do
This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Places under it Topeka, Perry, Meriden, Tecumseh, Lecompton, Wakarusa, Grantville
Read the platesThunderstorm FB-EVT-001Supercell FB-EVT-007WSR-88D radar FB-INS-005Cumulonimbus FB-SKY-019Wall cloud FB-SKY-040Cumulonimbus architecture FB-SKY-041Overshooting top and above anvil plume FB-SKY-042How to read a warning FB-STN-001
On the radarRadar over it