⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Lyon, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS – Saturday, September 19, 2026

Event	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Possible
Area	Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Lyon, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Effective	9/19/2026, 3:30:00 PM CDT
Expires	9/19/2026, 11:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 19 at 3:30PM CDT until September 19 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
670 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KANSAS

DICKINSON

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

GEARY LYON MORRIS
SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE

IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

CLAY OTTAWA

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

JACKSON MARSHALL NEMAHA
POTTAWATOMIE RILEY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALMA, ALTA VISTA,
BENNINGTON, BLUE RAPIDS, CLAY CENTER, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA,
ESKRIDGE, FRANKFORT, HARVEYVILLE, HERINGTON, HOLTON,
JUNCTION CITY, MANHATTAN, MAPLE HILL, MARYSVILLE, MCFARLAND,
MINNEAPOLIS, PAXICO, SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, TOPEKA,
AND WAMEGO.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.