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WWUS20 KWNS 302051

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SPC WW 302051

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 61

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

355 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEAST KANSAS

  EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSOURI



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM

  UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STORMS FORMING IN NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL SPREAD

NORTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK FOR AT LEAST

ISOLATED LARGE HAIL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 30

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF

SAINT JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF EMPORIA

KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 58...WW 59...WW 60...



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 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 22030.





...THOMPSON

