Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 1:40PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 11:40am
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 130 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN LYON MORRIS
OSAGE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
BROWN JACKSON JEFFERSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BURLINGAME,
BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, ESKRIDGE,
GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, HARVEYVILLE, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, HORTON,
LAWRENCE, LEBO, LYNDON, MAPLE HILL, MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN,
NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO,
PERRY, TOPEKA, AND VALLEY FALLS.
Area Description:
Anderson, KS; Brown, KS; Coffey, KS; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov