Kansas, Nebraska Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 16:05

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 6:05PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 4:05pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 214 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS JEWELL MITCHELL IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA MERRICK NANCE IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA POLK YORK IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA CLAY FILLMORE HAMILTON NUCKOLLS THAYER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BELOIT, BOSTWICK, BURR OAK, CENTRAL CITY, CLAY CENTER, DESHLER, EDGAR, EXETER, FAIRFIELD, FAIRMONT, FULLERTON, GENEVA, GENOA, HARVARD, HEBRON, IONIA, JEWELL, MANKATO, NELSON, OSCEOLA, POLK, SHELBY, STROMSBURG, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, AND YORK.
Area Description: 
Jewell, KS; Mitchell, KS; Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Hamilton, NE; Merrick, NE; Nance, NE; Nuckolls, NE; Polk, NE; Thayer, NE; York, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov