URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Iowa
  Eastern Kansas
  Northwest Missouri

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense 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...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over eastern Nebraska
will northeastward, while other storms form over eastern Kansas. 
All of these storms will track across the watch area through early
evening, posing a risk of large hail and a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Denison IA
to 45 miles east southeast of Emporia KS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 139...WW 140...WW 141...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.

...Hart