(MSC News)--A Tornado Watch is in effect locally.

The National Weather Service Wednesday afternoon issued the Tornado Watch, which remains in effect until 7:00 Wednesday evening.

Local KS counties included are Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Marshall, Nemaha, and Pottawatomie.

In Missouri, local counties included in the watch are Buchanan, Platte, Andrew, and Holt.

Local Nebraska counties included are Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, Johnson, Gage, and Otoe.