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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 8:45PM CDT until October 13 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC
First saved by us
13 October 2026 at 21:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Wichita KS · Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC

Archived official description

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 682 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS CHASE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER HARPER KINGMAN SEDGWICK SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS GREENWOOD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, HARPER, HAYSVILLE, KINGMAN, MADISON, MULVANE, PARK CITY, ROSE HILL, STRONG CITY, VALLEY CENTER, AND WELLINGTON.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 4:02PM CDT until October 13 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 8:45PM CDT until October 13 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

    Source updated
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 21:02 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 21:02 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 21:02 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS

    After

    Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Harvey, KS; Kingman, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Butler, KS; Chase, KS; Greenwood, KS; Harper, KS; Kingman, KS; Sedgwick, KS; Sumner, KS. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    Official description
    Before

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 682 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS MARION MCPHERSON RICE SALINE IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS CHASE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER HARPER HARVEY KINGMAN RENO SEDGWICK SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS GREENWOOD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, HARPER, HAYSVILLE, HILLSBORO, HUTCHINSON, KINGMAN, LYONS, MADISON, MARION, MCPHERSON, MULVANE, NEWTON, PARK CITY, PEABODY, ROSE HILL, SALINA, STERLING, STRONG CITY, VALLEY CENTER, AND WELLINGTON.

    After

    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 682 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS CHASE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BUTLER HARPER KINGMAN SEDGWICK SUMNER IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS GREENWOOD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, HARPER, HAYSVILLE, KINGMAN, MADISON, MULVANE, PARK CITY, ROSE HILL, STRONG CITY, VALLEY CENTER, AND WELLINGTON.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1570b552fd929726f483c5e5f08a7b9bca4b05f4.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14c9adb5b5c7aad633ad5badd66f8f0791956a9c.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 01:45 UTC

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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 21:13 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 4:02PM CDT until October 13 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 21:02 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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