August 14, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Dickinson; Geary; Morris; Wabaunsee – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Dickinson; Geary; Morris; Wabaunsee
Effective 8/13/2026, 9:58:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/13/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 9:58PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ogden to near Abilene. Movement was
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Strong wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Manhattan, Junction City, Ogden, Grandview Plaza, Chapman,
Enterprise, St. George, Alta Vista, Dwight, Woodbine, Milford Lake,
and Moonlight.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 277 and 319.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.