Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 675

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 675
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   400 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central into Northeast Kansas

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 400 PM
     until 1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Storm coverage is expected to increase across central and
   northeast KS over the next several hours. Ample low-level moisture
   and strong low-level flow will result in environmental conditions
   favorable for tornadoes this afternoon and evening.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Hutchinson
   KS to 40 miles east of Manhattan KS. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 22020.

   ...Mosier

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

   SAW5 
   WW 675 TORNADO KS 302100Z - 010400Z
   AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   45WNW HUT/HUTCHINSON KS/ - 40E MHK/MANHATTAN KS/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM N/S /60SW SLN - 56W MCI/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22020.

   LAT...LON 38979864 39789592 38489592 37669864

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU5.

Watch 675 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 675

VALID 010005Z - 010140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NNW MHK
TO 30 SW EMP.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2341

..WEINMAN..10/01/26

ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...GID...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 675 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

KSC009-017-027-029-041-053-079-105-113-115-123-141-143-155-159-
167-169-010140-

KS 
.    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARTON		     CHASE		 CLAY		     
CLOUD		     DICKINSON		 ELLSWORTH	     
HARVEY		     LINCOLN		 MCPHERSON	     
MARION		     MITCHELL		 OSBORNE	     
OTTAWA		     RENO		 RICE		     
RUSSELL 	     SALINE		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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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.

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