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WWUS20 KWNS 270208
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 154
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
910 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 910 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED ELEVATED SUPERCELL STORMS WILL POSE A RISK FOR LARGE TO
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IF A STORM CAN BECOME
SURFACE BASED AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN KANSAS, A TORNADO OR TWO ALSO WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
THE TORNADO RISK IS MORE CONDITIONAL AND UNCERTAIN, WITH THE HAIL
AND WIND RISK EXPECTED TO BE THE PREDOMINATE SEVERE HAZARD.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 165
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST
OF MANHATTAN KS TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN KS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 150...WW 151...WW
152...WW 153...
AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27035.
...LEITMAN
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