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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 206

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

620 PM CDT Wed May 10 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Kansas

  West Central Missouri



* Effective this Wednesday evening from 620 PM until 1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms over southeast Kansas will

track east-northeastward across the watch area this evening, posing

a risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of

Joplin MO to 15 miles northeast of Fort Leonard Wood MO. 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 203...WW 204...WW 205...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

25030.



...Hart

