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WWUS20 KWNS 312235

SEL0

SPC WW 312235

KSZ000-010600-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 480

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

535 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  KANSAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 535 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTHWEST

OF RUSSELL KANSAS TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 479...



DISCUSSION...TSTMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY INVOF SFC COLD

FRONT OVER WRN KS ARE EXPECTED TO OFFER INCREASING SVR THREAT AS

THEY MOVE EWD INTO MORE MOIST AIR MASS...WITH SOME UPSCALE GROWTH

AND COLD-POOL AGGREGATION POSSIBLE.  REF SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION

1649 FOR NEAR-TERM METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.  ISOLATED SVR ALSO MAY

OCCUR AHEAD OF NEARBY DRYLINE SEGMENT OVER SWRN KS FOR ANOTHER FEW

HOURS.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...EDWARDS

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723 

WWUS20 KWNS 312235

SEL0

SPC WW 312235

KSZ000-010600-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 480

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

535 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  KANSAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 535 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75

    MPH POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTHWEST

OF RUSSELL KANSAS TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 479...



DISCUSSION...TSTMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY INVOF SFC COLD

FRONT OVER WRN KS ARE EXPECTED TO OFFER INCREASING SVR THREAT AS

THEY MOVE EWD INTO MORE MOIST AIR MASS...WITH SOME UPSCALE GROWTH

AND COLD-POOL AGGREGATION POSSIBLE.  REF SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION

1649 FOR NEAR-TERM METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.  ISOLATED SVR ALSO MAY

OCCUR AHEAD OF NEARBY DRYLINE SEGMENT OVER SWRN KS FOR ANOTHER FEW

HOURS.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...EDWARDS

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