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WWUS20 KWNS 131304

SEL7

SPC WW 131304

KSZ000-MOZ000-131900-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 377

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

805 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN KANSAS

  WESTERN MISSOURI



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 805 AM

  UNTIL 200 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...A LONG-LIVED LINE OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO POSE AT

LEAST AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND RISK THIS MORNING AS IT STEADILY

MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS TOWARD WESTERN MISSOURI

INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST

SOUTHWEST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS

CITY MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 376...



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 550. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 27035.





...GUYER

