⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Douglas; Osage; Franklin; Coffey – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 8:21PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

At 821 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Melvern, moving northeast at 45 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…
Overbrook, Lyndon, Pomona, Waverly, Williamsburg, Quenemo, Melvern,
Princeton, Olivet, Beto Junction, Melvern Lake, and Pomona Lake.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 152 and 182.

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.