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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 344

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1210 AM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Kansas

  Southern Missouri



* Effective this Saturday morning from 1210 AM until 700 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Although an intense convective line across northeast

Kansas and northern Missouri may eventually weaken, a strong to

severe-caliber line of storms is expected to move into additional

parts of central and southern Missouri and possibly southeast Kansas

overnight. Damaging wind gusts will be main concern.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40

statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles southeast of

Vichy MO to 15 miles south of Chanute KS. 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 341...WW 342...WW 343...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

30035.



...Guyer

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