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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 94
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Eastern Kansas
Western and Northern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday morning from 230 AM until 1000 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms is expected to move quickly east-
northeastward this morning while posing a threat for scattered
severe/damaging winds. Isolated large hail and a couple of tornadoes
may also occur.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles south of Olathe KS to 35 miles
north of Chillicothe MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see
the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 92...WW 93...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25045.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 94 TORNADO KS MO 020730Z - 021500Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45S OJC/OLATHE KS/ - 35N CDJ/CHILLICOTHE MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /12WSW BUM - 47WNW IRK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.
LAT...LON 38189602 40329491 40329225 38189344
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 94 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 94
VALID 020825Z - 020940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..04/02/25
ATTN...WFO...EAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 94
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-043-091-103-107-121-209-020940-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON DONIPHAN JOHNSON
LEAVENWORTH LINN MIAMI
WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC001-003-013-021-025-033-037-041-047-049-053-061-063-079-083-
089-095-101-107-115-117-121-129-159-165-171-175-177-195-197-211-
020940-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ANDREW BATES
BUCHANAN CALDWELL CARROLL
CASS CHARITON CLAY
CLINTON COOPER DAVIESS
DEKALB GRUNDY HENRY
HOWARD JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON
MACON MERCER PETTIS
PLATTE PUTNAM RANDOLPH
RAY SALINE SCHUYLER
SULLIVAN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (30%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (80%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.