⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Lyon, KS – Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 10:52PM CDT until August 5 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

SVRTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Lyon County in east central Kansas…

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1052 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Emporia,
moving east at 20 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…
Emporia, Hartford, Neosho Rapids, and Reading.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 143.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 130 and 135.

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.