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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1110 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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1110 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WHILE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...THE
BETTER LIKELIHOOD FOR STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ALONG
AND WEST OF THE TURNPIKE FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO 80 MPH. HOWEVER A
FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUPER-CELL STORMS THIS
EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT...SOME OF WHICH MAY OCCUR AFTER DARK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY
LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
SHIFT EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...IMPACTING AREAS MAINLY ALONG
AND EAST OF I-135. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SEVERE WEATHER OF ALL TYPES...WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY OVER SOUTHEAST
KANSAS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING OVER PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...THEN
OVER AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF I-135 SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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