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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 224
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
740 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far northeast Kansas
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Thursday night from 740 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
SUMMARY...Several thunderstorms will spread northeast across the
region this evening. Severe hail is the primary threat through
midnight.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles south of
Beatrice NE to 40 miles north of Lincoln NE. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 220...WW 221...WW
222...WW 223...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
21035.
...Grams
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 224 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 240040Z - 240500Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50S BIE/BEATRICE NE/ - 40N LNK/LINCOLN NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /45SSW PWE - 49WNW OVR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.
LAT...LON 39569787 41419793 41419561 39569562
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 224 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 224
VALID 240440Z - 240500Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNW CNK
TO 25 NW BIE TO 15 NW LNK TO 20 NNW SDA.
A NEW SEVERE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE ISSUED TO REPLACE WW 224 PRIOR
TO 24/05Z.
REFERENCE SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 765 FOR MORE DETAIL.
..KERR..05/24/19
ATTN...WFO...TOP...OAX...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 224
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC117-131-157-201-240500-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MARSHALL NEMAHA REPUBLIC
WASHINGTON
$$
NEC025-067-095-097-109-127-131-133-147-151-159-240500-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CASS GAGE JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA
OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON
SALINE SEWARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 224
VALID 240325Z - 240440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNW CNK
TO 25 NW BIE TO 15 NW LNK TO 5 WSW OLU.
..KERR..05/24/19
ATTN...WFO...TOP...OAX...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 224
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC117-131-157-201-240440-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MARSHALL NEMAHA REPUBLIC
WASHINGTON
$$
NEC023-025-055-067-095-097-109-127-131-133-147-151-153-155-159-
240440-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CASS DOUGLAS
GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE
PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE
SARPY SAUNDERS SEWARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 224
VALID 240230Z - 240340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/24/19
ATTN...WFO...TOP...OAX...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 224
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC117-131-157-201-240340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MARSHALL NEMAHA REPUBLIC
WASHINGTON
$$
NEC023-025-035-055-059-067-095-097-109-127-129-131-133-143-147-
151-153-155-159-169-185-240340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CASS CLAY
DOUGLAS FILLMORE GAGE
JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER
NEMAHA NUCKOLLS OTOE
PAWNEE POLK RICHARDSON
SALINE SARPY SAUNDERS
SEWARD THAYER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 224
VALID 240145Z - 240240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/24/19
ATTN...WFO...TOP...OAX...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 224
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC117-131-157-201-240240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MARSHALL NEMAHA REPUBLIC
WASHINGTON
$$
NEC023-025-035-055-059-067-095-097-109-127-129-131-133-143-147-
151-153-155-159-169-185-240240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CASS CLAY
DOUGLAS FILLMORE GAGE
JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER
NEMAHA NUCKOLLS OTOE
PAWNEE POLK RICHARDSON
SALINE SARPY SAUNDERS
SEWARD THAYER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (<5%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.