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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Shawnee, KS – Friday, August 14, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Shawnee, KS
Effective 8/14/2026, 11:21:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/14/2026, 11:45:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 14 at 11:21PM CDT until August 14 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

SVRTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas…
Northeastern Shawnee County in east central Kansas…
Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Kansas…

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1121 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Topeka, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Northeastern Topeka, Meriden, and Grantville.

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.