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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 289
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WW0289 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 289
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   400 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     WESTERN IOWA
     NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS
     FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI
     SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA

   * EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL
     1100 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
     SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
     A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF
   OMAHA NEBRASKA TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CONCORDIA KANSAS. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

   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 288...

   DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO FORM IN ZONE OF DCVA/WAA AHEAD OF
   AMPLIFYING...DIFFLUENT UPR TROUGH NOW OVER CNTRL NEB. WHILE BOUNDARY
   LAYER BUOYANCY WILL REMAIN LIMITED...COMBINATION OF WIND PROFILES
   AND DEEP FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SUSTAINED
   STORMS/SUPERCELLS. THESE MAY YIELD LOCALLY DMGG WIND...MARGINALLY
   SVR HAIL. A COUPLE TORNADOES ALSO MAY OCCUR GIVEN SIZABLE LOW-LVL
   DIRECTIONAL SHEAR /ESPECIALLY NEAR WEAK WNW-ESE FRONT IN ERN NEB/.

   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 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 26030.


   ...CORFIDI
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