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WWUS20 KWNS 170355
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SPC WW 170355
KSZ000-MOZ000-171100-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 212
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1055 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS
NORTHWEST INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1055 PM
UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT
ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI. A BAND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS
FORECAST TO MOVE EAST INTO THE WATCH FROM THE WEST AND POSE A RISK
FOR SCATTERED SEVERE GUSTS DURING THE OVERNIGHT.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
OF SAINT JOSEPH MO TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CHILLICOTHE MO. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 210...WW 211...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27035.
...SMITH
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