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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 429
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 429
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1150 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1150 PM
   UNTIL 500 AM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST
   NORTHWEST OF HUTCHINSON KANSAS TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE
   KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
   WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 426. WATCH NUMBER 426 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT
   AFTER 1150 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 424...WW 425...WW 427...WW 428...
   
   DISCUSSION...ELEVATED STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED NORTH OF THE OUTFLOW
   BOUNDARY ACROSS SRN KS IN RESPONSE TO INCREASINGLY STRONG WARM
   ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOCTURNAL LOW LEVEL JET FROM OK INTO
   KS.  AIR MASS OVER OK THAT IS FEEDING INTO THE STORMS HAS NOT BEEN
   MODIFIED BY EARLIER CONVECTION WITH CAPE OF 2000-2500 J/KG
   SUPPORTING STRONG/SEVERE CONVECTION.  PRIMARY THREAT IS EXPECTED TO
   BE LARGE HAIL GIVEN ELEVATED NATURE OF STORMS.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 25030.
   
   
   ...WEISS
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