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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 4:03PM CDT until October 13 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS, United States of America

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

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KANSAS

DICKINSON

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN GEARY LYON
MORRIS OSAGE SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

JACKSON JEFFERSON POTTAWATOMIE
RILEY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALMA, ALTA VISTA,
BURLINGAME, BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA,
ESKRIDGE, GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, HARVEYVILLE, HERINGTON, HOLTON,
JUNCTION CITY, LAWRENCE, LEBO, LYNDON, MANHATTAN, MAPLE HILL,
MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA,
OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO, PERRY, ST. MARYS, TOPEKA,
VALLEY FALLS, AND WAMEGO.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionAnderson, KS; Coffey, KS; Dickinson, KS; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Osage, KS; Pottawatomie, K
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-13T23:00:00-05:00

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The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.

Area as the agency stated it: Anderson, KS; Coffey, KS; Dickinson, KS; Douglas, KS; Franklin, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Osage, KS; Pottawatomie, K

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