The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Osage County and east central, central, and north central Kansas, which is in effect until 9 p.m. tonight, April 23, 2026.
NWS has forecast a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today, mainly after 4 p.m., with showers and thunderstorms expected before 1 a.m., followed by a slight chance later in the morning. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall, with continued south wind and gusts as high as 30 mph.
The watch includes the east central counties of Osage, Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee.
Cities of Abilene, Alma, Alta Vista, Belleville, Bennington, Blue Rapids, Burlingame, Burlington, Carbondale, Clay Center, Clifton, Concordia, Council Grove, Emporia, Eskridge, Frankfort, Garnett, Grantville, Greenleaf, Hanover, Harveyville, Herington, Hiawatha, Holton, Horton, Junction City, Lawrence, Lebo, Linn, Lyndon, Manhattan, Maple Hill, Marysville, Mcfarland, Mclouth, Meriden, Minneapolis, Nortonville, Osage City, Oskaloosa, Ottawa, Overbrook, Paxico, Perry, Sabetha, Seneca, St. Marys, Topeka, Valley Falls, Wamego, and Washington, are in the watch area.
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