Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/26/2026 10:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 26 at 12:09PM CDT until April 26 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 26, 2026 - 10:09am
Expires: 
April 26, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS DICKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GEARY LYON MORRIS OSAGE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS CLAY OTTAWA WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST KANSAS BROWN JACKSON JEFFERSON MARSHALL NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE RILEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BENNINGTON, BLUE RAPIDS, BURLINGAME, BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, CLAY CENTER, CLIFTON, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, ESKRIDGE, FRANKFORT, GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, GREENLEAF, HANOVER, HARVEYVILLE, HERINGTON, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, HORTON, JUNCTION CITY, LAWRENCE, LEBO, LINN, LYNDON, MANHATTAN, MAPLE HILL, MARYSVILLE, MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, MINNEAPOLIS, NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO, PERRY, SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, TOPEKA, VALLEY FALLS, WAMEGO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Anderson, KS; Brown, KS; Clay, KS; Coffey, KS; Dickinson, KS; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Osage, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS; Washington, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov