Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 18:07

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 8:07PM CDT until May 17 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 6:07pm
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 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS DICKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS GEARY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS CLAY CLOUD OTTAWA REPUBLIC WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST KANSAS MARSHALL NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE RILEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, BELLEVILLE, BENNINGTON, BLUE RAPIDS, CLAY CENTER, CLIFTON, CONCORDIA, FRANKFORT, GREENLEAF, HANOVER, HERINGTON, JUNCTION CITY, LINN, MANHATTAN, MARYSVILLE, MINNEAPOLIS, SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, WAMEGO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Clay, KS; Cloud, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Marshall, KS; Nemaha, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Republic, KS; Riley, KS; Washington, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Topeka KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov