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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 278
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Northwest Arkansas
  Eastern Kansas
  Western and Central Missouri
  Northeast Oklahoma

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to rapidly develop this
afternoon, initially across far eastern Kansas and western Missouri,
including the Kansas City Metro vicinity, with development a bit
later into northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north of Chillicothe MO to 35
miles west southwest of Fayetteville AR. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 276...WW 277...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.

...Guyer