SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 149

WW 149 SEVERE TSTM KS MO 261710Z - 270000Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 149 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1210 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Kansas Western Missouri * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1210 PM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to further develop near a boundary and probably become more surface-based over time, with large hail and damaging winds as the primary hazards. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest of Manhattan KS to 30 miles east southeast of Kansas City MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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. && AVIATION...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 27025. ...Guyer Read more