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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 337
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 337
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   600 PM CDT Wed Aug 15 2018

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     A small part of central and southwest Nebraska

   * Effective this Wednesday evening from 600 PM until 1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A cluster of supercells along an outflow boundary should
   persist through late evening while moving southeastward.  The storm
   environment will be sufficient to maintain the supercells with an
   attendant threat for large hail and damaging winds.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
   statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west of North
   Platte NE to 25 miles east southeast of North Platte NE. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...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 450. Mean storm motion vector
   32020.

   ...Thompson
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