Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 21:37

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:37PM CDT until May 19 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 9:37pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 229 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER COWLEY SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ARKANSAS CITY, AUGUSTA, CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE, EL DORADO, EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, INDEPENDENCE, IOLA, LONGTON, MADISON, MOLINE, NEODESHA, PARSONS, ROSE HILL, SEDAN, WELLINGTON, WINFIELD, AND YATES CENTER.
Area Description: 
Allen, KS; Butler, KS; Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS; Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS; Labette, KS; Montgomery, KS; Neosho, KS; Sumner, KS; Wilson, KS; Woodson, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov