Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

KSC007-009-025-029-033-047-051-053-057-069-083-089-095-097-105-
113-119-123-135-141-143-145-147-151-155-157-159-163-165-167-169-
183-185-195-280500-
/O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0305.000000T0000Z-120528T0500Z/

KS 

.    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARBER               BARTON              CLARK               
CLOUD                COMANCHE            EDWARDS             
ELLIS                ELLSWORTH           FORD                
GRAY                 HODGEMAN            JEWELL              
KINGMAN              KIOWA               LINCOLN             
MCPHERSON            MEADE               MITCHELL            
NESS                 OSBORNE             OTTAWA              
PAWNEE               PHILLIPS            PRATT               
RENO                 REPUBLIC            RICE                
ROOKS                RUSH                RUSSELL             
SALINE               SMITH               STAFFORD            
TREGO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

346 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND 
WEST OF INTERSTATE 135 THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO 
THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A DRY-LINE AND COLD
FRONT DURING THE EARLY EVENING FROM HAYS TO NEAR DODGE CITY. THESE
STORMS WILL PROGRESS NORTHEAST...AFFECTING LOCATIONS GENERALLY
WEST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON LINE DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

WHILE A BRIEF TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...THE 
MAIN SEVERE RISKS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLF BALLS ALONG WITH DOWN-BURST WINDS TO 75 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS 
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN A
REMOTE POSSIBILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS 
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO 
NORTH ACROSS THE AREA FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANY STORMS 
THAT DEVELOP THROUGH THE MID-WEEK PERIOD WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BE STRONG.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SATURDAY. THE 
RISK FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING FOR 
LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON TO KINGMAN 
LINE.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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