| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pottawatomie, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 10:01:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 10:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 10:01PM CDT until August 18 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Pottawatomie County in northeastern Kansas…
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 1001 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of
Blaine, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Westmoreland, Blaine, Onaga, Louisville, Havensville, and Wheaton.
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.
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