Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Jefferson County, KS
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NOAA issued it on August 15, 2026, 8 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Topeka has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas until 12:45 AM CDT August 15.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Kansas
- Issued
- August 15, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Topeka KS
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 8 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Kansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Topeka KS. The alert is effective from August 14 at 11:43 PM CDT until August 15 at 12:45 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
Central Jefferson County in northeastern Kansas. Locations impacted include Oskaloosa, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Ozawkie, Winchester, Perry Lake, and Grantville.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 11:43 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Meriden moving east at 25 mph. Hazard includes ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 11:43 PM CDT on August 14 until 12:45 AM CDT on August 15.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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