Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Tornado Watch issued September 30 at 4:01PM CDT until September 30 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

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.

Severity
Extreme (5/5) · CAP Extreme
This month
100th Weather alert at severity 5+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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