Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 11:41

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 1:41PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 11:41am
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 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS CHASE MARION IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER COWLEY HARPER HARVEY SEDGWICK SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ARKANSAS CITY, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HARPER, HAYSVILLE, HILLSBORO, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, INDEPENDENCE, IOLA, LONGTON, MADISON, MARION, MOLINE, NEODESHA, NEWTON, PARK CITY, PARSONS, PEABODY, ROSE HILL, SEDAN, STRONG CITY, VALLEY CENTER, WELLINGTON, WICHITA, WINFIELD, AND YATES CENTER.
Area Description: 
Allen, KS; Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS; Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Harvey, KS; Labette, KS; Marion, KS; Montgomery, KS; Neosho, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS; Wilson, KS; Woodson, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov