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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 608
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WW0608 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 608
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   625 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          FAR EASTERN COLORADO
          WESTERN KANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 625 PM UNTIL
   100 AM MDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF BURLINGTON COLORADO TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY
   KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
   WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 606...WW 607...
   
   DISCUSSION...SUPERCELL COMPLEX NOW IN NW KS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
   SSE...MORE OR LESS IN TANDEM WITH COLD/MOIST FRONTAL SURGE JUST TO
   ITS NORTH.  COMBINATION OF SIZABLE TEMPERATURE-DEW POINT SPREADS
   AHEAD OF CLUSTER...INCREASING LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT...AND
   WIND PROFILES THAT SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF STRENGTHENING FORWARD /S
   TO SSE-DIRECTED/ PROPAGATION TOGETHER SUGGEST A CONTINUED POTENTIAL
   FOR HIGH WIND AND SVR HAIL INTO LATER THIS EVENING.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 35035.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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