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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 238

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

300 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  northeast Kansas

  parts of northwest Missouri



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to increase in coverage mainly

over the western half of the watch area in the next couple of hours,

and then expand eastward with time.  Along with risk for very large

hail, a couple of tornadoes -- including potentially a strong

tornado -- will be possible.  Locally damaging winds may also occur

with stronger storms -- particularly into this evening when storms

are likely to congeal into one or more organized bands capable of

more widespread damaging winds.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest of Manhattan

KS to 50 miles southeast of Chillicothe MO. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU8).



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 235...WW 236...WW 237...



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

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 23035.



...Goss

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