Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 13:00

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 3:00PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:00pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 224 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BARBER COMANCHE EDWARDS KIOWA PAWNEE PRATT STAFFORD IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS CLARK FORD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, COLDWATER, DODGE CITY, GREENSBURG, HAVILAND, KINSLEY, KIOWA, LAKE COLDWATER, LARNED, LEWIS, MACKSVILLE, MEDICINE LODGE, MINNEOLA, PRATT, PROTECTION, ST. JOHN, AND STAFFORD.
Area Description: 
Barber, KS; Clark, KS; Comanche, KS; Edwards, KS; Ford, KS; Kiowa, KS; Pawnee, KS; Pratt, KS; Stafford, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Dodge City KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov