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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 109

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

420 PM CDT Sat May 19 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northeast Kansas

  West Central Missouri



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 420 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms will develop and spread

east-northeastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening.

 Large hail and damaging winds are expected with the strongest

cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north

northwest of Emporia KS to 45 miles southeast of Chillicothe MO. For

a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 107...WW 108...



AVIATION...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

24030.



...Hart

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