Tuesday, May 7, 2019

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143

WW 143 SEVERE TSTM KS 070445Z - 070900Z
WW 0143 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 143
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1145 PM CDT Mon May 6 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  southeastern Kansas

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1145 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms with damaging wind and isolated
large hail are expected to continue through portions of southeast
Kansas into the early morning.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest
of Hutchinson KS to 45 miles south southeast of Emporia KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces
tornado watch number 140. Watch number 140 will not be in effect
after 1145 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 141...WW 142...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28035.

...Dial

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0143.html

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