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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 130
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
South-Central and Eastern Kansas
Northern and West-Central Missouri
Northern and Western Oklahoma

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter likely

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is underway along a southeastward
progressing cold front that extends from northwest Missouri into
northwest Oklahoma. The environment ahead of this front is very
unstable and strongly sheared, and capable of supporting robust
supercells. All hazards are possible with these supercells,
including very large to giant hail (3 to 4" in diameter), strong
wind gusts, and tornadoes. A transition from hail as the primary
risk to strong gusts is anticipated as storm undergo upscale growth
into a robust convective line. Gusts from 70 to 80 mph will be
possible within this line, which is expected to move from
south-central Kansas into central Missouri.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles north northwest of Chillicothe
MO to 25 miles south of Enid OK. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...<a href="ww0128.html">WW 128</a>...<a href="ww0129.html">WW 129</a>...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 75 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27030.

...Mosier

WOUS64 KWNS 171838
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 130
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
135 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026

TORNADO WATCH 130 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

KSC001-003-005-007-011-013-015-017-019-021-031-035-037-043-045-
049-059-073-077-079-085-087-091-099-103-107-111-115-121-125-127-
133-139-173-177-191-197-205-207-209-180200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0130.260417T1835Z-260418T0200Z/

KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN ANDERSON ATCHISON
BARBER BOURBON BROWN
BUTLER CHASE CHAUTAUQUA
CHEROKEE COFFEY COWLEY
CRAWFORD DONIPHAN DOUGLAS
ELK FRANKLIN GREENWOOD
HARPER HARVEY JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSON LABETTE
LEAVENWORTH LINN LYON
MARION MIAMI MONTGOMERY
MORRIS NEOSHO OSAGE
SEDGWICK SHAWNEE SUMNER
WABAUNSEE WILSON WOODSON
WYANDOTTE


MOC001-003-011-013-021-025-033-037-041-047-049-053-061-063-075-
079-081-083-087-089-095-101-107-115-117-121-129-147-159-165-171-
175-177-185-195-197-211-217-227-180200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0130.260417T1835Z-260418T0200Z/

MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ANDREW BARTON
BATES BUCHANAN CALDWELL
CARROLL CASS CHARITON
CLAY CLINTON COOPER
DAVIESS DEKALB GENTRY
GRUNDY HARRISON HENRY
HOLT HOWARD JACKSON
JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LINN
LIVINGSTON MACON MERCER
NODAWAY PETTIS PLATTE
PUTNAM RANDOLPH RAY
SALINE SCHUYLER ST. CLAIR
SULLIVAN VERNON WORTH


OKC003-009-011-039-043-045-047-053-071-073-083-093-103-105-113-
117-119-129-147-149-151-153-180200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0130.260417T1835Z-260418T0200Z/

OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALFALFA BECKHAM BLAINE
CUSTER DEWEY ELLIS
GARFIELD GRANT KAY
KINGFISHER LOGAN MAJOR
NOBLE NOWATA OSAGE
PAWNEE PAYNE ROGER MILLS
WASHINGTON WASHITA WOODS
WOODWARD


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