Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/13/2026 17:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 7:56PM CDT until April 13 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 5:56pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pomona Lake, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size 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... Ottawa, Baldwin City, Overbrook, Centropolis, Pomona, and Globe. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 186 and 189.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central Kansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Osage, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS