Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 7:40PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 5:40pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 217 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
RUSH
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
EDWARDS KIOWA PAWNEE
PRATT STAFFORD
IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
FORD HODGEMAN
IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS
NESS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DODGE CITY, GREENSBURG, HANSTON,
HAVILAND, JETMORE, KINSLEY, LA CROSSE, LARNED, LEWIS, MACKSVILLE,
NESS CITY, PRATT, ST. JOHN, AND STAFFORD.
Area Description:
Edwards, KS; Ford, KS; Hodgeman, KS; Kiowa, KS; Ness, KS; Pawnee, KS; Pratt, KS; Rush, KS; Stafford, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov