WWUS20 KWNS 192118
SEL9
SPC WW 192118
KSZ000-MOZ000-200400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 109
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
420 PM CDT Sat May 19 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northeast Kansas
  West Central Missouri

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 420 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms will develop and spread
east-northeastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening.
 Large hail and damaging winds are expected with the strongest
cells.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north
northwest of Emporia KS to 45 miles southeast of Chillicothe MO. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 107...WW 108...

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
24030.

...Hart