{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.341b20b9e5c0303c1d9f172a4cd93662049e4bdd.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 19 at 3:30PM CDT until September 19 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.341b20b9e5c0303c1d9f172a4cd93662049e4bdd.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Topeka KS"},"word_count":154,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 19 at 3:30PM CDT until September 19 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Clay, KS; Dickinson, KS; Geary, KS; Jackson, KS; Lyon, KS; Marshall, KS; Morris, KS; Nemaha, KS; Ottawa, KS; Pottawatomie, KS; Riley, KS; Shawnee, KS; Wabaunsee, KS\n**Issued by:** NWS Topeka KS\n**Sent:** 2026-09-19T15:30:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-19T15:30:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-19T23:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH\n670 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING\nAREAS\n\nIN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES\n\nIN CENTRAL KANSAS\n\nDICKINSON\n\nIN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS\n\nGEARY                 LYON                  MORRIS\nSHAWNEE               WABAUNSEE\n\nIN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS\n\nCLAY                  OTTAWA\n\nIN NORTHEAST KANSAS\n\nJACKSON               MARSHALL              NEMAHA\nPOTTAWATOMIE          RILEY\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALMA, ALTA VISTA,\nBENNINGTON, BLUE RAPIDS, CLAY CENTER, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA,\nESKRIDGE, FRANKFORT, HARVEYVILLE, HERINGTON, HOLTON,\nJUNCTION CITY, MANHATTAN, MAPLE HILL, MARYSVILLE, MCFARLAND,\nMINNEAPOLIS, PAXICO, SABETHA, SENECA, ST. MARYS, TOPEKA,\nAND WAMEGO."}