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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 37
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
545 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kansas
Northern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
545 PM until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple 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...Scattered thunderstorms will affect the watch area through
the evening, with a few supercells possible. Very large hail and a
tornado or two may occur with the strongest cells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles southwest of Manhattan KS to
60 miles east southeast of Chillicothe MO. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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 35...WW 36...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Hart
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 37
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
545 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kansas
Northern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
545 PM until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple 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...Scattered thunderstorms will affect the watch area through
the evening, with a few supercells possible. Very large hail and a
tornado or two may occur with the strongest cells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles southwest of Manhattan KS to
60 miles east southeast of Chillicothe MO. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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 35...WW 36...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 37 TORNADO KS MO 132245Z - 140600Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35SW MHK/MANHATTAN KS/ - 60ESE CDJ/CHILLICOTHE MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /25ESE SLN - 40S IRK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 39579713 40289254 38689254 37979713
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 37 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 37
VALID 140240Z - 140340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 37
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-031-041-043-045-059-061-085-087-091-103-111-121-127-139-
149-161-177-197-209-140340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON COFFEY DICKINSON
DONIPHAN DOUGLAS FRANKLIN
GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON
MIAMI MORRIS OSAGE
POTTAWATOMIE RILEY SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-025-033-037-041-047-049-053-061-063-087-089-095-101-
107-115-117-121-159-165-175-177-195-140340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CARROLL CASS CHARITON
CLAY CLINTON COOPER
DAVIESS DEKALB HOLT
HOWARD JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON
MACON PETTIS PLATTE
RANDOLPH RAY SALINE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 37
VALID 140215Z - 140340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 37
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-031-041-043-045-059-061-085-087-091-103-111-121-127-139-
149-161-177-197-209-140340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON COFFEY DICKINSON
DONIPHAN DOUGLAS FRANKLIN
GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON
MIAMI MORRIS OSAGE
POTTAWATOMIE RILEY SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-025-033-037-041-047-049-053-061-063-087-089-095-101-
107-115-117-121-159-165-175-177-195-140340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CARROLL CASS CHARITON
CLAY CLINTON COOPER
DAVIESS DEKALB HOLT
HOWARD JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON
MACON PETTIS PLATTE
RANDOLPH RAY SALINE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 37
VALID 140130Z - 140240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 37
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-031-041-043-045-059-061-085-087-091-103-111-121-127-139-
149-161-177-197-209-140240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON COFFEY DICKINSON
DONIPHAN DOUGLAS FRANKLIN
GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON
MIAMI MORRIS OSAGE
POTTAWATOMIE RILEY SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-025-033-037-041-047-049-053-061-063-087-089-095-101-
107-115-117-121-159-165-175-177-195-140240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CARROLL CASS CHARITON
CLAY CLINTON COOPER
DAVIESS DEKALB HOLT
HOWARD JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON
MACON PETTIS PLATTE
RANDOLPH RAY SALINE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 37
VALID 140025Z - 140140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 37
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-031-041-043-045-059-061-085-087-091-103-111-121-127-139-
149-161-177-197-209-140140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON COFFEY DICKINSON
DONIPHAN DOUGLAS FRANKLIN
GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON
MIAMI MORRIS OSAGE
POTTAWATOMIE RILEY SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-025-033-037-041-047-049-053-061-063-087-089-095-101-
107-115-117-121-159-165-175-177-195-140140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CARROLL CASS CHARITON
CLAY CLINTON COOPER
DAVIESS DEKALB HOLT
HOWARD JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON
MACON PETTIS PLATTE
RANDOLPH RAY SALINE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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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