UPDATE 9:50 p.m. Friday: Republic, Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, and Ellsworth counties have been dropped from the severe thunderstorm watch.
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The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., has issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until midnight for the following counties in our area.
Clay County
Cloud County
Dickinson County
Ellsworth County
Jewell County
Lincoln County
Marion County
McPherson County
Mitchell County
Ottawa County
Republic County
Saline County
To see whether storms are headed your way, check out the interactive weather map on Salina Post's Severe Weather page thanks to Smart Insurance and DSO Electric Cooperative.