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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 164
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kansas
Northwest Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few 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...Thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along a cold
front/dryline over eastern Kansas and drift eastward through the
afternoon and evening. Supercells capable of very large hail are
the main concern, although damaging winds and a tornado or two may
also occur.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Falls City NE to
50 miles south southeast of Wichita KS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).
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 163...
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 26025.
...Hart
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 164
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kansas
Northwest Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few 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...Thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along a cold
front/dryline over eastern Kansas and drift eastward through the
afternoon and evening. Supercells capable of very large hail are
the main concern, although damaging winds and a tornado or two may
also occur.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Falls City NE to
50 miles south southeast of Wichita KS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).
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 163...
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 26025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 164 TORNADO KS MO 302030Z - 010400Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45NE FNB/FALLS CITY NE/ - 50SSE ICT/WICHITA KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /51SE OVR - 52SSE ICT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26025.
LAT...LON 40529395 36989609 36989808 40529604
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 164 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 164
VALID 010035Z - 010140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 WSW ICT
TO 30 ENE ICT TO 10 E EMP TO 15 E TOP TO 35 W LWD.
..SPC..05/01/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 164
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-003-015-019-031-035-045-049-059-073-077-087-133-191-205-
207-010140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON BUTLER
CHAUTAUQUA COFFEY COWLEY
DOUGLAS ELK FRANKLIN
GREENWOOD HARPER JEFFERSON
NEOSHO SUMNER WILSON
WOODSON
$$
MOC075-227-010140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GENTRY WORTH
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 164
VALID 302350Z - 010040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 E HUT TO
25 NNW EMP TO 30 WSW STJ TO 25 SE SDA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 580
..SMITH..04/30/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 164
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC001-003-005-015-017-019-031-035-043-045-049-059-073-077-079-
085-087-111-115-133-139-173-177-191-205-207-010040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON ATCHISON
BUTLER CHASE CHAUTAUQUA
COFFEY COWLEY DONIPHAN
DOUGLAS ELK FRANKLIN
GREENWOOD HARPER HARVEY
JACKSON JEFFERSON LYON
MARION NEOSHO OSAGE
SEDGWICK SHAWNEE SUMNER
WILSON WOODSON
$$
MOC003-021-063-075-087-147-227-010040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN DEKALB
GENTRY HOLT NODAWAY
WORTH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
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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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