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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 395

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South-central and Eastern Kansas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms including supercells are expected to

continue to develop initially across

south-central/east-central/northeast Kansas this afternoon, with

organization aided by a moderately strong belt of winds in the

low/mid-levels. A few tornadoes are possible, if not likely, across

the region through the afternoon/early evening. Storms may

eventually cluster and progress more southeastward this evening

toward/east of the I-35/I-135 corridors with a continued severe

risk.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 20 miles east of Emporia KS to 10

miles north of Dodge City KS. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 394...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 27020.



...Guyer

