Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 12:50PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 10:50am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 222 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
DICKINSON
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
GEARY MORRIS
IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
CLAY CLOUD OTTAWA
REPUBLIC WASHINGTON
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
BROWN JACKSON MARSHALL
NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE RILEY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, BELLEVILLE, BENNINGTON,
BLUE RAPIDS, CLAY CENTER, CLIFTON, CONCORDIA, COUNCIL GROVE,
FRANKFORT, GREENLEAF, HANOVER, HERINGTON, HIAWATHA, HOLTON,
HORTON, JUNCTION CITY, LINN, MANHATTAN, MARYSVILLE, MINNEAPOLIS,
SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, WAMEGO, AND WASHINGTON.
Area Description:
Brown, KS; Clay, KS; Cloud, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Republic, KS; Riley, KS; Washington, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov