Full Notification

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...A FEW SUPERCELL STORMS WITH A THREAT FOR VERY LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND...AND A TORNADO OR TWO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE GENERALLY EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A MORE ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT SOUTHWARD INTO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA ALSO MAY PERSIST THROUGH LATER TONIGHT.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF MANHATTAN KANSAS TO 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF ENID OKLAHOMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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.