The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Monday May 4 until 9 p.m. for the following areas:

In Northwest Kansas: Atchison, Doniphan and Leavenworth.

In Missouri the watch includes Caldwell, Daviess, Harrison, Atchison, Mo., Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth, and Platte

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALBANY…ATCHISON…BETHANY…
CAMERON…GALLATIN…GRANT CITY…KINGSTON…LEAVENWORTH…
MARYVILLE…MOUND CITY…OREGON…PARKVILLE…PLATTE CITY…
PLATTSBURG…ROCKPORT…SAVANNAH…ST. JOSEPH AND TROY.

 * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
       INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
     SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

   SUMMARY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A
   BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL KS INTO NORTHWEST MO THIS AFTERNOON AND
   EVENING.  CONDITIONS ARE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
   WEATHER...INCLUDING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST
   SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL KANSAS TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF LAMONI
   IOWA.  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.