WW 124 SEVERE TSTM KS MO 180440Z – 181100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 124 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1140 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Kansas Western and Northwest Missouri * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1140 PM until 600 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible SUMMARY...Storms will continue to increase and intensify across northeast Kansas into western/northwest Missouri overnight, including the I-70 corridor and potentially the Kansas City Metro area. Large hail can be expected with the most intense storms, and locally strong wind gusts could also occur. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of Manhattan KS to 20 miles east northeast of Kansas City MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27025. ...Guyer