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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Topeka, KS

April 9, 2026Republic County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2026, 6:59 PM CDT for Republic County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2026, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Republic County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 9, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 9:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPCloud22 min
Apr 9, 9:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington35 min
Apr 9, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington28 min
Apr 9, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee23 min
Apr 9, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWabaunsee35 min
Apr 9, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic33 min
Apr 9, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington24 min
Apr 9, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee37 min
Apr 9, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPRepublic33 min
Apr 9, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPWashington46 min
Apr 9, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic28 min
Apr 9, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic33 min
Apr 9, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPClay, Cloud, Republic, Washington45 min
Apr 9, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington41 min
Apr 9, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPRepublic, Washington36 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.