Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 13:53

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 3:53PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:53pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 130 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS FRANKLIN LYON OSAGE SHAWNEE IN NORTHEAST KANSAS JEFFERSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BURLINGAME, BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, EMPORIA, GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, LAWRENCE, LEBO, LYNDON, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PERRY, TOPEKA, AND VALLEY FALLS.
Area Description: 
Anderson, KS; Coffey, KS; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov