904  
WWUS20 KWNS 270844  
SEL6  
SPC WW 270844  
KSZ000-MOZ000-271500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 156  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
345 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
EASTERN KANSAS  
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 345 AM UNTIL 1000 AM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75  
MPH POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A CLUSTER WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE  
QUICKLY EASTWARD THIS MORNING WHILE POSING A THREAT FOR SCATTERED  
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A BRIEF EMBEDDED TORNADO OR TWO MAY  
ALSO OCCUR.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF  
EMPORIA KS TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF KNOB NOSTER MO. FOR A  
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE  
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).  
 
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 154...WW 155...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
26040.  
 
...GLEASON  
 
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