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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 222
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1250 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 14 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KANSAS

DICKINSON             

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

GEARY                 MORRIS                

IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

CLAY                  CLOUD                 OTTAWA               
REPUBLIC              WASHINGTON            

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

BROWN                 JACKSON               MARSHALL             
NEMAHA                POTTAWATOMIE          RILEY                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, BELLEVILLE, BENNINGTON, 
BLUE RAPIDS, CLAY CENTER, CLIFTON, CONCORDIA, COUNCIL GROVE, 
FRANKFORT, GREENLEAF, HANOVER, HERINGTON, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, 
HORTON, JUNCTION CITY, LINN, MANHATTAN, MARYSVILLE, MINNEAPOLIS, 
SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, WAMEGO, AND WASHINGTON.

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