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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 224

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

925 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST KANSAS

  SOUTHERN MISSOURI

  FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 925 PM

  UNTIL 500 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER

    POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST OF

CHANUTE KANSAS TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF WEST PLAINS

MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 221...WW 222...WW 223...



DISCUSSION...ISOLD TO WDLY SCTD SUSTAINED STORMS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS

WITH LARGE HAIL MAY OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THU IN MOIST...WEAKLY

CONFLUENT SWLY LOW-LVL FLOW BENEATH DEEP/STRONG EML. LARGELY

UNIDIRECTIONAL ...WLY CLOUD-LAYER SHEAR SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR A

SPLITTING STORM OR TWO IF SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS TO INDEED DEVELOP.



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

TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

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

MOTION VECTOR 28020.





...CORFIDI

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