| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Marshall; Nemaha; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 9:28:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 9:28PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
At 928 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Whiting to 6 miles southeast of Blue
Rapids. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Holton, Blaine, Onaga, Nortonville, Wetmore, Whiting, Circleville,
Netawaka, Soldier, Havensville, Wheaton, and Lillis.
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.
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