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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 142

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southwest Iowa

  Eastern Kansas

  Northwest Missouri



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over eastern Nebraska

will northeastward, while other storms form over eastern Kansas. 

All of these storms will track across the watch area through early

evening, posing a risk of large hail and a few tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Denison IA

to 45 miles east southeast of Emporia KS. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 139...WW 140...WW 141...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Hart