⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 10:41PM CDT until August 18 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

SVRTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas…
Northwestern Shawnee County in east central Kansas…
Northeastern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas…
Eastern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas…
Jackson County in northeastern Kansas…

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1041 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Wheaton, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Holton, Rossville, Westmoreland, St. Marys, Silver Lake, Meriden,
Onaga, Hoyt, Maple Hill, Mayetta, Belvue, Emmett, Denison, Delia,
Havensville, Wheaton, Willard, and Potawatomi Reservation.

This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 344 and 353.

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.