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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 37

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

545 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Eastern Kansas

  Northern Missouri



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from

  545 PM until 100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple 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...Scattered thunderstorms will affect the watch area through

the evening, with a few supercells possible.  Very large hail and a

tornado or two may occur with the strongest cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles southwest of Manhattan KS to

60 miles east southeast of Chillicothe MO. For a complete depiction

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

WOU7).



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 35...WW 36...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Hart