Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Topeka KS ยท US

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Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued September 19 At 7:42PM CDT Until September 19 At 8:30PM CDT By NWS Topeka KS

Event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Shelter

Description

Overview

SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 741 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles south of Holton to Topeka, moving east at 50 mph.

Hazard

70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

Source

Law enforcement. This line of storms has a history of producing damaging winds.

Impacts

Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted

Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Ozawkie, Nortonville, Lecompton, Winchester, Williamstown, Perry Lake, and Grantville.

Instructions

Prepare immediately for damaging winds, which could occur before any rain or lightning. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows.

Affected areas

  • Jefferson County, KS

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Topeka KS

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~17s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2Y4716DPEQXNAT6K15J8FCX
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.55d3fd14546cbafc9d86910fc04648e86b005af2.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Topeka KS
AWIPS ID
CAPTOP
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.1130
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVR
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVRTOP
WMOidentifierWUUS53 KTOP 200042
eventMotionDescription2026-09-20T00:41:00-00:00...storm...251DEG...45KT...39.4,-95.76 39.03,-95.68
windThreatOBSERVED
maxWindGust70 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize0.75
thunderstormDamageThreatCONSIDERABLE
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KTOP.SV.W.0413.260920T0042Z-260920T0130Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-19T20:30:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Jefferson County, KS
NameValue
SAME020087
UGCKSC087
Polygons
39.04,-95.19 39.05,-95.28 39.03,-95.29 39.04,-95.3 39.03,-95.35 39.07,-95.44 39.05,-95.49 39.07,-95.51 39.07,-95.54 39.06,-95.59 39.07,-95.6 39.42,-95.59 39.42,-95.18 39.04,-95.19