THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS NORTHWEST MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 520 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CDT.

Counties impacted include: Atchison, Doniphan, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte [KS] and Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Jackson, Platte, Ray [MO]

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

SUMMARY…THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WATCH AREA. WHILE A
BRIEF TORNADO IS POSSIBLE…LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SAINT JOSEPH MISSOURI TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA KANSAS.

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.