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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lyon – Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Lyon
Effective 8/5/2026, 9:30:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/5/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 5 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

At 929 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Madison, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Lyon
County.

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.