| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Wabaunsee; Lyon; Osage |
| Effective | 6/21/2026, 2:29:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/21/2026, 3:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 21 at 2:29AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
At 228 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles south of Keene to 4 miles southwest of
Harveyville to 3 miles north of Americus. Movement was east at 50
mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 mph to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Osage City, Carbondale, Burlingame, Americus, Scranton, Harveyville,
Reading, Allen, Admire, and Bushong.
This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 135 and 164.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
east central Kansas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until 600 AM CDT for east central Kansas.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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