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WOUS40 KWNS 180606
PWOSPC
IAZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-NEZ000-OKZ000-181800-
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL
PLAINS AND MID MISSOURI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...
IOWA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
* HAZARDS...
SEVERAL TORNADOES, A COUPLE INTENSE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS, SOME HURRICANE FORCE
WIDESPREAD BASEBALL-SIZE HAIL
* SUMMARY...
NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS AND MID MISSOURI VALLEY.
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND STRONG TO INTENSE
TORNADOES ARE MOST LIKELY FROM CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA INTO IOWA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DANGEROUS WEATHER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO,
WEATHER.GOV, OR OTHER MEDIA FOR WATCHES AND WARNINGS. A TORNADO
WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES TO FORM
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA, MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY, IDEALLY IN A BASEMENT OR
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
..GLEASON.. 05/18/2026
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