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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 65

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

525 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Iowa

  Extreme eastern and northeastern Kansas

  Western and northern Missouri

  Extreme southeastern Nebraska



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from

  525 PM until 100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...The severe-weather threat in this watch area mainly is

two-fold:

1.  At first, scattered thunderstorms along a nearly stationary

front from southeastern Nebraska across southern Iowa with hail,

wind and perhaps a tornado;

2.  A well-organized complex of storms moving out of northeastern

Kansas -- offering damaging winds potentially reaching hurricane

force, and the risk of a few embedded tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of

Leavenworth KS to 15 miles northeast of Kirksville MO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 61...WW 62...WW 63...WW

64...



AVIATION...TORNADOES and A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE and ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE and SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.





...Edwards

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