NWS Topeka KSTO.W 0009April 23, 2026
Tornado Warning: Geary, Riley and Wabaunsee, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a tornado warning for Geary, Riley and Wabaunsee in Kansas, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on April 23. It was the 9th tornado warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 45 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 22 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Geary, Riley and Wabaunsee
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:22 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP TO.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
TORTOP 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.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.