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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 222
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1251 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 222 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KANSAS

BARTON                ELLSWORTH             LINCOLN              
MARION                MCPHERSON             RICE                 
SALINE                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ELLSWORTH, GREAT BEND, HILLSBORO, 
LINCOLN, LYONS, MARION, MCPHERSON, PEABODY, SALINA, STERLING, 
SYLVAN GROVE, AND WILSON.

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