August 19, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS
Effective 8/18/2026, 11:38:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/19/2026, 12:45:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 11:38PM CDT until August 19 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

SVRTOP

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas…
Central Jackson County in northeastern Kansas…

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1137 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Emmett, moving east at 25 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…
Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, McLouth, Hoyt, Ozawkie,
Nortonville, Winchester, Mayetta, Denison, and Potawatomi
Reservation.

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.