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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT for Geary County, Riley County, Wabaunsee County, Kansas. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2026, 5:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Geary County, KS, Riley County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 759 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 437 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
773
WFUS53 KTOP 232222
TORTOP
KSC061-161-197-232300-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0009.260423T2222Z-260423T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Topeka KS
522 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Geary County in east central Kansas...
Southeastern Riley County in northeastern Kansas...
Northwestern Wabaunsee County in east central Kansas...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 522 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles north of Dwight, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Alma and McFarland.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 313 and 332.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3903 9617 3893 9664 3901 9669 3918 9629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 241DEG 28KT 3898 9661
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
BD2 follow-up statements
807
WWUS53 KTOP 232233 RRA
SVSTOP
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
533 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
KSC061-161-197-232300-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260423T2300Z/
Geary-Riley-Wabaunsee-
533 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GEARY...SOUTHEASTERN RILEY AND NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE
COUNTIES...
At 533 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Volland, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Alma and McFarland.
This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 314 and 332.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3903 9617 3895 9659 3903 9663 3918 9629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 241DEG 28KT 3902 9651
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
BD877 WWUS53 KTOP 232241 SVSTOP Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Topeka KS 541 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 KSC061-161-197-232249- /O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260423T2300Z/ Geary-Riley-Wabaunsee- 541 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GEARY...SOUTHEASTERN RILEY AND NORTHWESTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for eastern Wabaunsee county, eastern Geary, and southern Riley county. && LAT...LON 3903 9617 3895 9659 3903 9663 3918 9629 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 241DEG 28KT 3905 9645 $$ Griesemer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 29 min |
| Apr 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 10 min |
| Apr 23, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Washington | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 36 min |
| Apr 23, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 15 min |
| Apr 23, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Morris | 52 min |
| Apr 23, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Geary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Nemaha | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Riley, Wabaunsee | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Jackson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie and 3 more | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Marshall, Nemaha | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 51 min |
| Apr 23, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown, Marshall, Nemaha | 37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.