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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 145

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1150 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Central and Northeast Kansas

  Southeast Nebraska



* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1150 AM until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to

    2.5 inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will develop across parts of central and

northeast Kansas through the afternoon in a very moist and unstable

environment.  The strongest cells will be supercells capable of very

large hail and tornadoes.  A few strong tornadoes are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Saint Joseph

MO to 25 miles southeast of Medicine Lodge KS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 144...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 25030.



...Hart