Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 13:36

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 23 at 3:36PM CDT until April 23 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 1:36pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 136 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS DICKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GEARY LYON MORRIS OSAGE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS CLAY WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST KANSAS BROWN JACKSON JEFFERSON MARSHALL NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE RILEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BLUE RAPIDS, BURLINGAME, BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, CLAY CENTER, CLIFTON, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, ESKRIDGE, FRANKFORT, GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, GREENLEAF, HANOVER, HARVEYVILLE, HERINGTON, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, HORTON, JUNCTION CITY, LAWRENCE, LEBO, LINN, LYNDON, MANHATTAN, MAPLE HILL, MARYSVILLE, MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO, PERRY, SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, TOPEKA, VALLEY FALLS, WAMEGO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Anderson, KS; Brown, KS; Clay, KS; Coffey, KS; Dickinson, KS; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Osage, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS; Washington, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov