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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 92
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
725 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Far Southwest Iowa
  Northeast Kansas
  Far Northwest Missouri
  Southeast Nebraska

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 725 PM
  until 300 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  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 80 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase over the
next few hours as a surface low and associated cold front move into
the region. Environment conditions support the potential for strong
to severe thunderstorms capable of large to very large hail and
strong wind gusts. A limited, but non-zero, tornado threat could
materialize across portions of northeast KS.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest
of Omaha NE to 40 miles west southwest of Manhattan KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 91...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.

...Mosier