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 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BARBER COMANCHE EDWARDS KIOWA PRATT STAFFORD IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS CLARK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, COLDWATER, GREENSBURG, HAVILAND, KINSLEY, KIOWA, LAKE COLDWATER, LEWIS, MACKSVILLE, MEDICINE LODGE, MINNEOLA, PRATT, PROTECTION, ST. JOHN, AND STAFFORD.