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WWUS20 KWNS 062115
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SPC WW 062115
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 16
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
315 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL IOWA
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 315 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CST.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR A
NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST-ORIENTED COLD FRONT, WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF IT. ALL ASPECTS OF SEVERE
WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE INCLUDING LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND
TORNADO POTENTIAL.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL
KS TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF FORT DODGE IA. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 15...
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 450. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.
...GUYER
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