Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 00:52

SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas... Shawnee County in east central Kansas... East central Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Douglas County in east central Kansas... Northern Osage County in east central Kansas... Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 330 AM CDT. * At 252 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northern Topeka, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reporting golf ball sized hail in north Topeka near Hwy 24 and hwy 75 around 250 AM. 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... Topeka, Lawrence, Carbondale, Valley Falls, Rossville, Oskaloosa, Tecumseh, Richland, Dover, Silver Lake, Auburn, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Hoyt, Ozawkie, Nortonville, Lecompton, Maple Hill, and Clinton. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 between mile markers 340 and 355. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 157 and 206.