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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 180

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

555 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN KANSAS

  WESTERN MISSOURI



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 555 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...A FAST-MOVING BOW ECHO OVER EASTERN KS WILL TRACK ACROSS

THE WATCH AREA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...POSING A RISK OF DAMAGING

WINDS AND HAIL.  INCREASING WIND FIELDS MAY ALSO POSE A RISK OF

ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THIS REGION.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAINT

JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF OLATHE KANSAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 175...WW 176...WW

177...WW 178...WW 179...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...HART

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718 

WWUS20 KWNS 162254

SEL0

SPC WW 162254

KSZ000-MOZ000-170400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 180

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

555 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN KANSAS

  WESTERN MISSOURI



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 555 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...A FAST-MOVING BOW ECHO OVER EASTERN KS WILL TRACK ACROSS

THE WATCH AREA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...POSING A RISK OF DAMAGING

WINDS AND HAIL.  INCREASING WIND FIELDS MAY ALSO POSE A RISK OF

ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THIS REGION.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAINT

JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF OLATHE KANSAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 175...WW 176...WW

177...WW 178...WW 179...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...HART

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