NWS Topeka KSTO.W 0015April 23, 2026
Tornado Warning: Lyon, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a tornado warning for Lyon in Kansas, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on April 23. It was the 15th 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 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Lyon
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:26 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP TO.W 0015
- 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... Southwestern Lyon County in east central Kansas... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 10 miles southeast of Cottonwood Falls, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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... Olpe. This includes Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 117 and 119.
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.