WW 149 SEVERE TSTM IA KS MO 200400Z – 201100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 149 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1100 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Eastern Iowa Northeast Kansas Northwest Missouri * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1100 PM until 600 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Clusters of strong/severe storms will persist eastward across central/eastern Iowa as well as northwest Missouri, while additional storms develop late this evening into the overnight across northeast Kansas. Severe hail and damaging winds are the primary hazards. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of Waterloo IA to 50 miles south southwest of Topeka KS. 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 145...WW 146...WW 147...WW 148... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 23030. ...Guyer
