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 == pds torndo  == 

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  Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes  
 Likelihood High High  
  Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind  
 High High  
  Severe Hail 2""+ Hail  
 High High  
 

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    SEL5 
     
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
    TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 165 
    NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
    1045 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 
     
    THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A 
    TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
     
           CENTRAL KANSAS 
           NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA 
     
    EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1045 AM UNTIL 
    600 PM CDT. 
     
    ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... 
     
    DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER... 
    THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE 
    POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. 
     
    THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE 
    MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF 
    GAGE OKLAHOMA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA KANSAS.  FOR A 
    COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE 
    UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 
     
    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. 
     
    DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS RAPIDLY INCREASING OVER 
    SOUTHWEST KS AND SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL KS THROUGH THE 
    AFTERNOON.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHWEST OK IN 
    THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  INITIAL STORMS MAY BE ELEVATED.  
    HOWEVER...SURFACE DES 	 ILIZATION WILL OCCUR AS LOW CLOUDS BURN 
    OFF...AIDING IN STORMS BECOMING SURFACE-BASED.  VERY FAVORABLE 
    VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS 
    CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  STRONG TORNADOES 
    WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 
     
    AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL 
    SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE 
    WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 
    500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035. 
     
     
    ...HART 

  Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes  
 Likelihood High High  
  Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind  
 High High  
  Severe Hail 2""+ Hail  
 High High  
 

 Note:  See the experimental Public Watch (SEL) product with explicit hazard information section below. The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended. 
 Note: Click for Watch Status Reports. 

    SEL5 
     
    URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED 
    TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 165 
    NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
    1045 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 
     
    THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A 
    TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
     
           CENTRAL KANSAS 
           NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA 
     
    EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1045 AM UNTIL 
    600 PM CDT. 
     
    ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... 
     
    NUMEROUS TORNADOES 
    INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY 
    WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS 
    WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY 
    WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL 
    HAIL TO 4.0 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY 
     
    THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE 
    MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF 
    GAGE OKLAHOMA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA KANSAS.  FOR A 
    COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE 
    UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 
     
    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. 
     
    DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS RAPIDLY INCREASING OVER 
    SOUTHWEST KS AND SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL KS THROUGH THE 
    AFTERNOON.  OTHER STORMS MAY DEVELOP SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHWEST OK IN 
    THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  INITIAL STORMS MAY BE ELEVATED. NEW