| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 8:51:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 8:51PM CDT until August 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Dickinson County in central Kansas…
Northwestern Geary County in east central Kansas…
Southeastern Clay County in north central Kansas…
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Moonlight, moving east at 25 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…
Junction City, Wakefield, Milford, and Milford Lake.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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