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Tornado Watch 183
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High High

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   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   340 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KANSAS
          PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA
          PARTS OF EASTERN TEXAS PAN HANDLE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL
   1100 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
   CHILDRESS TEXAS TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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 182...
   
   DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY ALONG
   NEARLY STALLED FRONTAL ZONE FROM NEAR EMP SWWD TO S OF AMA.  WITH
   MLCAPES ABOVE 2500 J/KG AND VEERING SHEAR PROFILES IN
   PLACE...SUPERCELLS SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY MODE INTO THE EVENING. 
   VERY LARGE HAIL GIVEN THE STEEP LAPSE RATES AND INSTABILITY IS
   EXPECTED WITH TORNADOES BECOMING AN INCREASED THREAT WITH ANY
   SUPERCELL THRU THE EVENING AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES AND BACKS
   AHEAD OF STRONG TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE SRN ROCKIES.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
   
   
   ...HALES
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