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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 178

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1035 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  North-central Kansas



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1035 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A complex of storms including a couple of supercells and

bowing segments will continue to move northeastward across the

region into the overnight hours. Damaging winds, large hail, and a

couple of tornadoes will all be possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Concordia

KS to 15 miles southwest of Salina KS. 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 173...WW 175...WW 177...



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

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 22030.



...Guyer

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