Tornado Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Sun 05/17/2026 08:40 PM EDTEnd Time
Mon 05/18/2026 12:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Dodge City Regional Airport, KS ∙ Beeler, KS ∙ Rozel, KS ∙ Offerle, KS ∙ Trousdale, KS ∙ Radium, KS ∙ Croft, KS ∙ Iuka, KS ∙ Wright, KS ∙ Bazine, KSFull Alert Message
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 217 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 740 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026 The National Weather Service has issued tornado watch 217 in effect until 11 PM CDT this evening for the following areas in kansas this watch includes 9 counties in central kansas rush in south central kansas edwards kiowa pawnee pratt stafford in southwest kansas ford hodgeman in west central kansas ness this includes the cities of dodge city, greensburg, hanston, haviland, jetmore, kinsley, la crosse, larned, lewis, macksville, ness city, pratt, st. john, and stafford.
Technical Header
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