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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 223

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

555 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and eastern Kansas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 555 PM until Midnight

  CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



SUMMARY...A few supercells may develop along an advancing warm front

this evening. A couple tornadoes, large hail, and isolated damaging

winds are possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 15 miles south southeast of Wichita KS

to 35 miles northwest of Manhattan KS. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU3).



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 219...WW 220...WW

221...WW 222...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24025.



...Grams

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