⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lyon – Saturday, September 19, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 8:17PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

At 817 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles west of Emporia, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Emporia, Americus, Neosho Rapids, and Reading.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 35 between mile markers 128 and 143.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 140.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
east central Kansas.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.