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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 247
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
940 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Kansas
Northwest Missouri
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 940 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms over central Nebraska and
north-central Kansas will track southeastward across the watch area.
Strong instability may allow storms to remain intense overnight,
with damaging winds and hail possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Beatrice NE to 70 miles south southwest of Falls City 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 245...WW 246...
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
30030.
...Hart
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 247
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
940 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Kansas
Northwest Missouri
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 940 PM
until 300 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms over central Nebraska and
north-central Kansas will track southeastward across the watch area.
Strong instability may allow storms to remain intense overnight,
with damaging winds and hail possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Beatrice NE to 70 miles south southwest of Falls City 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 245...WW 246...
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
30030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 247 SEVERE TSTM KS MO NE 040240Z - 040800Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40ENE BIE/BEATRICE NE/ - 70SSW FNB/FALLS CITY NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /20NNE PWE - 64W MCI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30030.
LAT...LON 40509452 39129461 39129759 40509757
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 247 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 247
VALID 040730Z - 040840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WNW EMP
TO 20 SSE MHK TO 10 NW OJC TO 15 NNE MKC TO 35 W CDJ.
..GLEASON..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 247
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC003-031-045-059-091-111-127-139-197-209-040840-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN JOHNSON LYON
MORRIS OSAGE WABAUNSEE
WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC047-049-095-040840-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY CLINTON JACKSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 247
VALID 040635Z - 040740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 E SLN TO
10 WNW MHK TO 15 N TOP TO 20 W STJ TO 15 ESE SDA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 807
..GLEASON..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 247
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-041-043-045-061-087-091-103-111-127-139-177-197-209-
040740-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON DICKINSON DONIPHAN
DOUGLAS GEARY JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON
MORRIS OSAGE SHAWNEE
WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-021-047-049-087-095-147-165-040740-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW BUCHANAN CLAY
CLINTON HOLT JACKSON
NODAWAY PLATTE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 247
VALID 040540Z - 040640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WNW SLN
TO 20 ESE CNK TO 35 SSE BIE TO 25 W FNB TO 15 WNW SDA.
..GLEASON..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 247
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-013-027-041-043-045-061-085-087-091-103-111-117-127-131-
139-143-149-161-177-197-201-209-040640-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON BROWN CLAY
DICKINSON DONIPHAN DOUGLAS
GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON
MARSHALL MORRIS NEMAHA
OSAGE OTTAWA POTTAWATOMIE
RILEY SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE
WASHINGTON WYANDOTTE
$$
MOC003-005-021-047-049-087-095-147-165-040640-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN
CLAY CLINTON HOLT
JACKSON NODAWAY PLATTE
$$
NEC127-147-040640-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NEMAHA RICHARDSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 247
VALID 040415Z - 040540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 806
..JEWELL..06/04/20
ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 247
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC005-013-027-029-043-085-117-131-149-157-161-201-040540-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATCHISON BROWN CLAY
CLOUD DONIPHAN JACKSON
MARSHALL NEMAHA POTTAWATOMIE
REPUBLIC RILEY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC003-005-021-087-147-040540-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN
HOLT NODAWAY
$$
NEC067-095-097-109-127-131-133-147-151-159-040540-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE
PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE
SEWARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
|
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
|
Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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.
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