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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 101

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

535 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and Eastern Kansas

  Northwest Missouri



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 535 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify across

parts of central Kansas early this evening and spread eastward

across the watch area.  Large hail and gusty winds will be possible

in the more intense storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40

statute miles north and south of a line from Hutchinson KS to 35

miles northeast of Kansas City MO. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 100...



AVIATION...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

26025.



...Hart

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