| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Washington; Marshall; Riley |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 9:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
At 900 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles southwest of Waterville to Palmer.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to outdoor objects and vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Blue Rapids, Waterville, Linn, and Palmer.
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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