| Event | Tornado Watch |
| Severity | Extreme |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Barton, KS; Chase, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Harvey, KS; Lincoln, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Russell, KS; Saline, KS |
| Effective | 9/30/2026, 4:01:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/30/2026, 11:00:00 PM CDT |
Tornado Watch issued September 30 at 4:01PM CDT until September 30 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 675 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
BARTON ELLSWORTH LINCOLN
MARION MCPHERSON RICE
RUSSELL SALINE
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
CHASE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
HARVEY RENO
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COTTONWOOD FALLS, ELLSWORTH,
GREAT BEND, HILLSBORO, HUTCHINSON, LINCOLN, LYONS, MARION,
MCPHERSON, NEWTON, PEABODY, RUSSELL, SALINA, STERLING,
STRONG CITY, SYLVAN GROVE, AND WILSON.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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