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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Iowa
Eastern Kansas
Northwest Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over eastern Nebraska
will northeastward, while other storms form over eastern Kansas.
All of these storms will track across the watch area through early
evening, posing a risk of large hail and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Denison IA
to 45 miles east southeast of Emporia KS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).
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 139...WW 140...WW 141...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Iowa
Eastern Kansas
Northwest Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over eastern Nebraska
will northeastward, while other storms form over eastern Kansas.
All of these storms will track across the watch area through early
evening, posing a risk of large hail and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Denison IA
to 45 miles east southeast of Emporia KS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).
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 139...WW 140...WW 141...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 142 TORNADO IA KS MO 262045Z - 270200Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35ENE DNS/DENISON IA/ - 45ESE EMP/EMPORIA KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /33SW FOD - 45WSW BUM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.
LAT...LON 42179387 38089459 38089624 42179563
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 142 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 142
VALID 270040Z - 270140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 ENE CNU
TO 30 SSE OJC TO 25 WSW SZL TO 30 SSE LWD TO 30 ENE FNB TO 55 W
DSM TO 15 SE DNS TO 25 NW DNS.
..WENDT..04/27/24
ATTN...WFO...DMX...TOP...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-003-009-025-027-039-047-049-053-073-077-121-159-161-173-
175-270140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON
CALHOUN CARROLL CLARKE
CRAWFORD DALLAS DECATUR
GREENE GUTHRIE MADISON
RINGGOLD SAC TAYLOR
UNION
$$
MOC013-075-081-083-147-227-270140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BATES GENTRY HARRISON
HENRY NODAWAY WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 142
VALID 262335Z - 270040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WNW EMP
TO 35 SSW FNB TO FNB TO 25 ENE FNB TO 35 NE SDA TO 25 SSE DNS TO
20 NE TQE.
..WENDT..04/26/24
ATTN...WFO...DMX...TOP...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-003-009-025-027-029-039-047-049-053-073-077-121-159-161-
173-175-270040-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON
CALHOUN CARROLL CASS
CLARKE CRAWFORD DALLAS
DECATUR GREENE GUTHRIE
MADISON RINGGOLD SAC
TAYLOR UNION
$$
KSC003-005-013-031-043-045-059-085-087-091-103-107-111-121-139-
177-197-209-270040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ATCHISON BROWN
COFFEY DONIPHAN DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LINN
LYON MIAMI OSAGE
SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-013-021-037-047-049-061-063-075-081-083-087-095-147-165-
227-270040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BATES BUCHANAN
CASS CLAY CLINTON
DAVIESS DEKALB GENTRY
HARRISON HENRY HOLT
JACKSON NODAWAY PLATTE
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 142
VALID 262255Z - 262340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S MHK TO
30 NNW TOP TO 5 SW FNB TO 25 W SDA.
..WENDT..04/26/24
ATTN...WFO...DMX...TOP...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-003-009-025-027-029-039-047-049-053-073-077-121-159-161-
173-175-262340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON
CALHOUN CARROLL CASS
CLARKE CRAWFORD DALLAS
DECATUR GREENE GUTHRIE
MADISON RINGGOLD SAC
TAYLOR UNION
$$
KSC003-005-013-031-043-045-059-085-087-091-103-107-111-121-139-
177-197-209-262340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ATCHISON BROWN
COFFEY DONIPHAN DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LINN
LYON MIAMI OSAGE
SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-005-013-021-037-047-049-061-063-075-081-087-095-147-165-
227-262340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BATES
BUCHANAN CASS CLAY
CLINTON DAVIESS DEKALB
GENTRY HARRISON HOLT
JACKSON NODAWAY PLATTE
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 142
VALID 262140Z - 262240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..04/26/24
ATTN...WFO...DMX...TOP...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IAC001-003-009-027-029-039-047-049-053-073-077-121-159-173-175-
262240-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON
CARROLL CASS CLARKE
CRAWFORD DALLAS DECATUR
GREENE GUTHRIE MADISON
RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION
$$
KSC003-005-013-031-043-045-059-085-087-091-103-107-111-121-131-
139-149-177-197-209-262240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ATCHISON BROWN
COFFEY DONIPHAN DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LINN
LYON MIAMI NEMAHA
OSAGE POTTAWATOMIE SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-005-013-021-037-047-049-061-063-075-081-087-095-147-165-
227-262240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BATES
BUCHANAN CASS CLAY
CLINTON DAVIESS DEKALB
GENTRY HARRISON HOLT
JACKSON NODAWAY PLATTE
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (70%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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