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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 346
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WW0346 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 346
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   940 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northern Kansas
     Central and Eastern Nebraska
     Southeast South Dakota

   * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 940 PM
     until 500 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
       mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Lines and clusters of thunderstorms over Nebraska will
   spread southeastward overnight across the watch area, with the
   potential for widespread strong/damaging winds and hail.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
   statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles west southwest of
   Russell KS to 10 miles north northeast of Norfolk 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 344...WW 345...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   30035.

   ...Hart
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