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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 209

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

310 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central Kansas



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 310 PM

  until 900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail expected with scattered very large hail

    events to 3 inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...A small and slow-moving cluster of supercell thunderstorms

will likely persist for several more hours, posing a risk of very

large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of Russell KS to 30

miles south southwest of Hutchinson KS. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



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 205...WW 206...WW

207...WW 208...



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

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean

storm motion vector 29020.



...Hart

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