####018002174#### WWUS20 KWNS 302250 SEL6 SPC WW 302250 KSZ000-MOZ000-010500- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 166 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 550 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Kansas Western and Northern Missouri * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 550 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...An organized band of severe thunderstorms over eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri will continue to move east this evening into the Watch area. Supercells with an attendant risk for large to very large hail, perhaps a tornado, and severe gusts are possible before some upscale growth into one or more linear bands of storms later this evening. As the linear upscale growth occurs, wind damage will increasingly become the primary severe hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of Kirksville MO to 55 miles south southeast of Olathe KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 163...WW 164...WW 165... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Smith