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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 184
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 184
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   430 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA
          NORTHEAST KANSAS
          NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 430 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST OF
   LEAVENWORTH KANSAS TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 182...WW 183...
   
   DISCUSSION...SHORTWAVE TROUGH FOCUSING STRONG/SEVERE STORMS OVER
   NERN KS AT 21Z WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT NEWD
   ACROSS NRN MO/SRN IA THIS EVENING.  STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN
   NEAR AND NORTH SURFACE FRONT EXTENDING SW-NE ACROSS WW WITH PRIMARY
   THREAT OF LARGE HAIL GIVEN MODERATE INSTABILITY AND MODEST DEEP
   LAYER SHEAR.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24035.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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