A winter storm continues to produce showers and thunderstorms, and higher-elevation snow over parts of the southwest U.S. through Tuesday. There is a risk of debris flows on and below recent burn scars. An arctic front will cross the Great Lakes and New England tonight into Wednesday bringing gusty winds and snow squalls which could make for difficult travel. Read More >
Topeka, KS
Weather Forecast Office
Storms beginning the evening of June 25th continuing into the early morning of June 26th produced damaging winds across eastern Kansas. Winds between 50 mph and 70 mph were reported, with some localized areas seeing winds in excess of 70 mph. Overbrook, Kansas, was hit with damaging winds overnight and downed trees and power lines were reported. A survey team was sent to the area the morning after these storms hit, and pictures from Overbrook are seen below. These winds were confirmed to be straight line winds between 60-80 mph associated with a microburst.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Topeka, KS
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Topeka, KS 66616-1667
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