Tornado Watch Issued for Bates County

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Bates County till 11pm.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

654 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

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ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-

ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-

HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-

CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-

RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-

COOPER-BATES-HENRY-

654 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST…NORTH CENTRAL AND

WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI…AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND

OVERNIGHT… PRIMARILY ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 65. LARGE HAIL AND

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT ACHIEVE

SEVERE LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY…AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE

RULED OUT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT…

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EAX/HWO

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT… WWW.921NEWS.COM/WEATHERWW.921NEWS.COM/WEATHER

Tornado Watch Issued for Bates County