Kansas Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 16:14

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 6:14PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 4:14pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 227 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS CHASE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER COWLEY HARPER HARVEY SEDGWICK SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHAUTAUQUA ELK GREENWOOD MONTGOMERY WILSON WOODSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ARKANSAS CITY, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, CEDAR VALE, COFFEYVILLE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HARPER, HAYSVILLE, HOWARD, INDEPENDENCE, LONGTON, MADISON, MOLINE, MULVANE, NEODESHA, NEWTON, PARK CITY, ROSE HILL, SEDAN, STRONG CITY, VALLEY CENTER, WELLINGTON, WINFIELD, AND YATES CENTER.
Area Description: 
Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Chautauqua, KS; Cowley, KS; Elk, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Harvey, KS; Montgomery, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS; Wilson, KS; Woodson, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov