Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 16:42

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 6:42PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 214 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS LINCOLN RUSSELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, RUSSELL, AND SYLVAN GROVE.
Area Description: 
Lincoln, KS; Russell, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov