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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 536
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Kansas
Northwest Oklahoma
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 615 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will slowly intensify this evening along a
dryline over west-central Kansas and western Oklahoma. The
strongest cells will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts, large hail,
and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles northeast of Hill City KS to
15 miles east southeast of Clinton OK. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Hart
