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WWUS20 KWNS 270237
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SPC WW 270237
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 155
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
940 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN KANSAS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 940 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SUMMARY...ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT NEAR
A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS. THESE STORMS
WILL POSE A RISK FOR A FEW TORNADOES (SOME MAY BE STRONG), LARGE TO
VERY LARGE HAIL, AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A MORE CONDITIONAL RISK
EXISTS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA ALONG A RETREATING DRYLINE. IF A
STORM DEVELOPS ACROSS THIS AREA, A VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL
SUPPORT A RISK FOR TORNADOES, VERY LARGE HAIL, AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 130 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ALVA OK TO
40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ENID OK. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 150...WW 151...WW
152...WW 153...WW 154...
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 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
...LEITMAN
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