Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 14:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:11PM CDT until April 17 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:11pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Douglas County in east central Kansas... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Globe, moving northeast at 40 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... Baldwin City, Eudora, Lone Star, 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