| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Geary, KS; Riley, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 9:14:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 9:14PM CDT until August 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Geary County in east central Kansas…
Southern Riley County in northeastern Kansas…
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Milford Lake,
moving east at 30 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…
Southwestern Manhattan, Junction City, Ogden, Grandview Plaza, and
Milford Lake.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 298 and 315.
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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