URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 18
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
545 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Kansas
  Southwest Missouri

* Effective this Friday afternoon and Saturday morning from 545
  PM until 100 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...A cluster of supercell thunderstorms over northeast
Oklahoma will build northeastward into the watch through the
evening.  The strongest cells will pose a risk of a few tornadoes,
damaging wind gusts, and hail.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Joplin MO
to 90 miles north northwest of Springfield MO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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...WW 15...WW 16...WW 17...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24035.

...Hart