Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 17:16

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 17 at 7:16PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 5:16pm
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 SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS COWLEY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKANSAS CITY, CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, INDEPENDENCE, IOLA, LONGTON, MOLINE, NEODESHA, PARSONS, SEDAN, AND WINFIELD.
Area Description: 
Allen, KS; Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS; Elk, KS; Labette, KS; Montgomery, KS; Neosho, KS; Wilson, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov