| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Osage, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 9:57:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/19/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 9:57PM CDT until August 19 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
598 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
DOUGLAS FRANKLIN OSAGE
SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
JACKSON JEFFERSON POTTAWATOMIE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BURLINGAME,
CARBONDALE, ESKRIDGE, GRANTVILLE, HARVEYVILLE, HOLTON, LAWRENCE,
LYNDON, MAPLE HILL, MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, NORTONVILLE,
OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO, PERRY,
ST. MARYS, TOPEKA, VALLEY FALLS, AND WAMEGO.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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