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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 5:18PM CDT until October 13 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
The National Weather Service in Topeka issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Douglas, Jefferson, and Shawnee counties, Kansas, until 7:00 PM CDT. The source reports observed severe weather and instructs people to shelter indoors.
Why it matters
The warning includes an instruction to move to an interior room on the lowest floor and avoid flooded roadways.
Location
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 4/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 9/10
Primary official sources
- U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWSSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 5:18PM CDT until October 13 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
- U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWSSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 6:21PM CDT until October 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
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