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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 115
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
955 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Southern Iowa
  Northeast Kansas
  Northern Missouri
  Southeast Nebraska

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 955 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are rapidly developing along a cold front
from northeast Kansas into southern Iowa.  The strongest of these
cells will pose a threat of large hail and damaging winds through
the late evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles west southwest
of Concordia KS to 20 miles north northeast of Ottumwa IA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 109...WW 110...WW
111...WW 113...WW 114...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25030.

...Hart