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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 246
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern Kansas
Southwest and Central Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 615 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage this
evening as they move from northern Nebraska and northwest Kansas
into the watch area. The strongest activity will pose a risk of
large hail and damaging winds.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest
of Imperial NE to 50 miles east of Hastings NE. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 243...WW 244...WW 245...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
28025.
...Hart
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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.
SAW6
WW 246 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 032315Z - 040600Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
10WNW IML/IMPERIAL NE/ - 50E HSI/HASTINGS NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /59SW LBF - 61SE OBH/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025.
LAT...LON 41440180 41469748 39739748 39710180
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 246 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 246
VALID 040245Z - 040340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNE HLC
TO 25 SSW BBW TO 40 WSW OFK.
..JEWELL..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 246
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC089-147-183-040340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
JEWELL PHILLIPS SMITH
$$
NEC001-019-035-047-059-061-077-079-081-083-093-099-121-125-129-
137-143-163-169-175-181-185-040340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
DAWSON FILLMORE FRANKLIN
GREELEY HALL HAMILTON
HARLAN HOWARD KEARNEY
MERRICK NANCE NUCKOLLS
PHELPS POLK SHERMAN
THAYER VALLEY WEBSTER
YORK
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 246
VALID 040120Z - 040240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 W HLC TO
10 W MCK TO 25 SSE LBF TO 15 NW BUB.
..JEWELL..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 246
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC039-089-137-147-183-040240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DECATUR JEWELL NORTON
PHILLIPS SMITH
$$
NEC001-019-035-041-047-059-061-063-065-071-073-077-079-081-083-
093-099-111-121-125-129-137-143-145-163-169-175-181-183-185-
040240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
CUSTER DAWSON FILLMORE
FRANKLIN FRONTIER FURNAS
GARFIELD GOSPER GREELEY
HALL HAMILTON HARLAN
HOWARD KEARNEY LINCOLN
MERRICK NANCE NUCKOLLS
PHELPS POLK RED WILLOW
SHERMAN THAYER VALLEY
WEBSTER WHEELER 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 246
VALID 040030Z - 040140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SW IML TO
IML TO 35 W LBF TO 10 SW MHN.
..JEWELL..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 246
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC023-039-089-137-147-153-183-040140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEYENNE DECATUR JEWELL
NORTON PHILLIPS RAWLINS
SMITH
$$
NEC001-019-029-035-041-047-057-059-061-063-065-071-073-077-079-
081-083-085-087-093-099-111-113-117-121-125-129-135-137-143-145-
163-169-175-181-183-185-040140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CHASE
CLAY CUSTER DAWSON
DUNDY FILLMORE FRANKLIN
FRONTIER FURNAS GARFIELD
GOSPER GREELEY HALL
HAMILTON HARLAN HAYES
HITCHCOCK HOWARD KEARNEY
LINCOLN LOGAN MCPHERSON
MERRICK NANCE NUCKOLLS
PERKINS PHELPS POLK
RED WILLOW SHERMAN THAYER
VALLEY WEBSTER WHEELER
YORK
$$
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
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
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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.