953  
WFUS53 KTOP 170122  
TORTOP  
KSC157-201-170200-  
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
822 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...  
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...  
 
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 822 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR HADDAM, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
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...  
HADDAM AND MAHASKA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4000 9701 3975 9732 3978 9738 4000 9740  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 205DEG 16KT 3980 9733  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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