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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
500 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL IOWA
NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 500 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS
EVENING WHILE POSING A THREAT FOR VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO 2-3 INCHES
IN DIAMETER. A FEW TORNADOES ALSO APPEAR LIKELY, WITH A COUPLE OF
STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUSTAINED SUPERCELL. SCATTERED
SEVERE/DAMAGING WINDS WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 65-75 MPH MAY ALSO OCCUR.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DES MOINES
IA TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN KS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 180...WW 181...WW 182...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...GLEASON
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