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WWUS20 KWNS 070445

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SPC WW 070445

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 143

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1145 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  southeastern Kansas



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1145 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms with damaging wind and isolated

large hail are expected to continue through portions of southeast

Kansas into the early morning.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest

of Hutchinson KS to 45 miles south southeast of Emporia KS. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces

tornado watch number 140. Watch number 140 will not be in effect

after 1145 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 141...WW 142...



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

28035.



...Dial

