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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 345
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WW0345 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 345
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   855 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2019

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     East-central Colorado
     Northern and western Kansas
     Southern Nebraska

   * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 855 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 80 mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Multiple supercells and clusters will likely pose a threat
   for isolated significant severe hail and wind this evening. This
   activity should consolidate into a large MCS that moves southeast
   overnight with primarily a severe wind threat across parts of
   western and northern Kansas.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles southeast of
   Hastings NE to 25 miles west southwest of Burlington CO. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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 343...WW 344...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
   29030.

   ...Grams
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