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Tornado Watch 426
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WW0426 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 426
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   555 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 555 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 105 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF
   HUTCHINSON KANSAS TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TOPEKA KANSAS. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   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 420...WW 421...WW
   423...WW 424...WW 425...
   
   DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY EAST AND NORTHEAST OF
   ICT...AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS OVER SWRN KS ARE EXPECTED TO
   SPREAD EWD/NEWD ACROSS CENTRAL KS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 
   THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE WW AREA IS VERY UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE OF
   3000-4000 J/KG...AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 40-50 KT WILL PROMOTE
   SUPERCELL STORMS.  IN ADDITION...THE LOW LEVEL JET IS EXPECTED TO
   STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING WITH A SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
   SHEAR/SRH INDICATING THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES...AS WELL AS VERY
   LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
   
   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 24035.
   
   
   ...WEISS
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