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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Topeka, KS

April 23, 20266 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2026, 6:40 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 35 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 23, 2026, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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 23, 2:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington29 min
Apr 23, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPWashington36 min
Apr 23, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington10 min
Apr 23, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPWashington26 min
Apr 23, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson27 min
Apr 23, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson25 min
Apr 23, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson36 min
Apr 23, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson, Geary33 min
Apr 23, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDickinson27 min
Apr 23, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall15 min
Apr 23, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPGeary, Riley, Wabaunsee44 min
Apr 23, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPDickinson, Morris52 min
Apr 23, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall31 min
Apr 23, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee20 min
Apr 23, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPDickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee42 min
Apr 23, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Riley, Wabaunsee19 min
Apr 23, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha37 min
Apr 23, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPMarshall, Nemaha47 min
Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRiley, Wabaunsee38 min
Apr 23, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTOPGeary, Jackson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie and 3 more48 min
Apr 23, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee31 min
Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPMorris37 min
Apr 23, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Marshall, Nemaha39 min
Apr 23, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee51 min
Apr 23, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee31 min
Apr 23, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPBrown, Marshall, Nemaha37 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.