SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 188
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   600 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 600 AM UNTIL 100
   PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE
   CITY KANSAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF MANHATTAN KANSAS.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG SW-NE WARM FRONT
   REDEVELOPING NWD INTO CNTRL KS THIS MORNING...WHERE STRONG/MOIST SLY
   LLJ WILL PERSIST BENEATH INCREASING LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT. 
   WHILE LOW LVL UPLIFT ALONG BOUNDARY LIKELY WILL BE NECESSARY TO
   INITIATE CONVECTION...WIND PROFILES AND BOUNDARY ORIENTATION SUGGEST
   THAT STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE FRONT AND INTERACT WITH
   STRONG LOW LVL VEERING WIND PROFILES.  THIS COULD SUPPORT A THREAT
   FOR TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL/HIGH WIND.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI

   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 188
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   600 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 600 AM UNTIL 100
   PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE
   CITY KANSAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF MANHATTAN KANSAS.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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.
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG SW-NE WARM FRONT
   REDEVELOPING NWD INTO CNTRL KS THIS MORNING...WHERE STRONG/MOIST SLY
   LLJ WILL PERSIST BENEATH INCREASING LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT. 
   WHILE LOW LVL UPLIFT ALONG BOUNDARY LIKELY WILL BE NECESSARY TO
   INITIATE CONVECTION...WIND PROFILES AND BOUNDARY ORIENTATION SUGGEST
   THAT STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE FRONT AND INTERACT WITH
   STRONG LOW LVL VEERING WIND PROFILES.  THIS COULD SUPPORT A THREAT
   FOR TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL/HIGH WIND.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI

   WOUS64 KWNS 261055
   WOU8
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 188
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   600 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 188 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   KSC009-017-025-027-033-041-047-053-057-061-079-083-097-105-113-
   115-127-135-143-145-151-155-159-161-165-167-169-185-261800-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0188.090426T1100Z-090426T1800Z/
   
   KS 
   .    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BARTON               CHASE               CLARK               
   CLAY                 COMANCHE            DICKINSON           
   EDWARDS              ELLSWORTH           FORD                
   GEARY                HARVEY              HODGEMAN            
   KIOWA                LINCOLN             MARION              
   MCPHERSON            MORRIS              NESS                
   OTTAWA               PAWNEE              PRATT               
   RENO                 RICE                RILEY               
   RUSH                 RUSSELL             SALINE              
   STAFFORD             
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...ICT...DDC...TOP...
   
   
   

   SAW8 
   WW 188 TORNADO KS 261100Z - 261800Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   10SW DDC/DODGE CITY KS/ - 15S MHK/MANHATTAN KS/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /34ESE GCK - 44E SLN/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
   
   LAT...LON 38380009 39639666 38189666 36930009
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.
   

Watch 188 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 188

VALID 261355Z - 261440Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSW DDC
TO 10 ENE RSL.

..SPC..04/26/09

ATTN...WFO...ICT...DDC...TOP...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 188 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

KSC009-017-025-027-033-041-047-053-061-079-097-105-113-115-127-
143-145-151-155-159-161-169-185-261440-

KS 
.    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARTON		     CHASE		 CLARK		     
CLAY		     COMANCHE		 DICKINSON	     
EDWARDS 	     ELLSWORTH		 GEARY		     
HARVEY		     KIOWA		 LINCOLN	     
MCPHERSON	     MARION		 MORRIS 	     
OTTAWA		     PAWNEE		 PRATT		     
RENO		     RICE		 RILEY		     
SALINE		     STAFFORD		 
$$


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 188

VALID 261235Z - 261340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..MEAD..04/26/09

ATTN...WFO...ICT...DDC...TOP...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 188 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

KSC009-017-025-027-033-041-047-053-057-061-079-083-097-105-113-
115-127-135-143-145-151-155-159-161-165-167-169-185-261340-

KS 
.    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARTON		     CHASE		 CLARK		     
CLAY		     COMANCHE		 DICKINSON	     
EDWARDS 	     ELLSWORTH		 FORD		     
GEARY		     HARVEY		 HODGEMAN	     
KIOWA		     LINCOLN		 MCPHERSON	     
MARION		     MORRIS		 NESS		     
OTTAWA		     PAWNEE		 PRATT		     
RENO		     RICE		 RILEY		     
RUSH		     RUSSELL		 SALINE 	     
STAFFORD	     
$$


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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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% (F2-F5 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.