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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 354
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WW0354 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 354
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   930 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHERN KANSAS
          NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI
          FAR SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 930 PM
   UNTIL 300 AM CDT.
   
   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 50
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF HILL CITY KANSAS TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   KANSAS CITY MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
   THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   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...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 353. WATCH NUMBER 353 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT
   AFTER 930 PM CDT. 
   
   DISCUSSION...INTENSE SUPERCELLS OVER NORTHERN KS HAVE BECOME OUTFLOW
   DOMINANT AND ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD EWD WITH WIND DAMAGE THE MAIN
   THREAT. OTHER STORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN KS AS
   LOW LEVEL JET INTENSIFIES AND STORMS DEVELOP NORTH OF OUTFLOW
   BOUNDARY. LARGE HAIL AND VERY RAINS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH
   THESE STORMS.
   
   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 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27025.
   
   
   ...IMY
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