WW 70 SEVERE TSTM KS MO 292155Z – 300500Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 70 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 455 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central and Eastern Kansas Western and Northwest Missouri * Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 455 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Storms will continue to develop initially across south-central Kansas late this afternoon and quickly expand/move east-northeastward across much of eastern Kansas toward west/northwest Missouri by evening. Large hail and damaging winds are expected to be the primary hazards. The potential also exists for a tornado or two, particularly toward/after sunset as low-level shear and moisture increase. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles south southeast of Wichita KS to 30 miles northeast of Falls City NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 23035. ...Guyer
