Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 661

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 661
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   440 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southwest into Central Iowa
     Eastern Kansas
     West-Central into Northwest Missouri

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 440 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop this
   afternoon and pose a risk for severe gusts (mainly 60 to 70 mph) and
   isolated large hail.  The severe threat will likely continue through
   the early to mid evening before gradually diminishing.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 80 miles north northeast
   of Shenandoah IA to 30 miles southeast of Olathe KS. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 660...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
   29015.

   ...Smith

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW1 
   WW 661 SEVERE TSTM IA KS MO 062140Z - 070300Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   80NNE SDA/SHENANDOAH IA/ - 30SE OJC/OLATHE KS/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /53SSW FOD - 18NNE BUM/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29015.

   LAT...LON 41819385 38549341 38549526 41819580

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU1.

Watch 661 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.