Severe Severe Storm ● Closed

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 19 at 9:30PM CDT until September 19 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS, United States of America

Event time: Sep 20, 2026 02:30 UTC Last updated: Sep 29, 2026 United States

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 670 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

DOUGLAS LYON MORRIS
OSAGE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

JACKSON JEFFERSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BURLINGAME,
CARBONDALE, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, ESKRIDGE, GRANTVILLE,
HARVEYVILLE, HOLTON, LAWRENCE, LYNDON, MAPLE HILL, MCFARLAND,
MCLOUTH, MERIDEN, NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OVERBROOK,
PAXICO, PERRY, TOPEKA, AND VALLEY FALLS.

Measurements

Coordinates	39.9645, -100.8105
Region	Douglas, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS
Location Precision	country
Issuing Authority	United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap Urgency	Future
Cap Certainty	Possible
Cap Expires	2026-09-19T23:00:00-05:00

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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: Douglas, KS; Jackson, KS; Jefferson, KS; Lyon, KS; Morris, KS; Osage, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS

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