| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Marshall, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Washington, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 9:37:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 9:37PM CDT until August 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Riley County in northeastern Kansas…
Northwestern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas…
Southeastern Washington County in north central Kansas…
Southwestern Marshall County in northeastern Kansas…
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 937 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Barnes, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Olsburg.
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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