NWS Topeka KSSV.W 0404September 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clay, Cloud and Ottawa, KS
The National Weather Service office in Topeka issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Clay, Cloud and Ottawa in Kansas, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 19. It was the 404th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Topeka issued in 2026. Kansas had 142 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 72 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kansas's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 31 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Topeka KS
- Area
- Clay, Cloud and Ottawa
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:29 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTOP SV.W 0404
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
SVRTOP The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Ottawa County in north central Kansas... Southwestern Clay County in north central Kansas... Southeastern Cloud County in north central Kansas... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 629 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Miltonvale, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Miltonvale, Oak Hill, and Idana.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas since 20081,225 a year
- Every warning type in Kansas
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels