Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 19:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:41PM CDT until May 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 7:41pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Dickinson County in central Kansas... Ottawa County in north central Kansas... Southwestern Clay County in north central Kansas... * Until 1015 PM CDT. * At 941 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wells, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. * Locations impacted include... Minneapolis, Bennington, Tescott, Wells, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, and Ada.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and north central Kansas.
Area Description: 
Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Ottawa, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS