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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 93

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

610 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING FROM 610 AM UNTIL NOON CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH

NORTHEAST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS TO 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA

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

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 92...



DISCUSSION...AIDED BY STRONG FORCING FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION

AHEAD OF A SHORT WAVE TROUGH PIVOTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE

SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL PLAINS...THE EVOLUTION OF A SQUALL LINE IS

EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD

FRONT.  AS THIS OCCURS...THE RISK FOR POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND

GUSTS WILL INCREASE...WITH A CONTINUING RISK FOR SEVERE HAIL.



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 21045.





...KERR

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