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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 372
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
125 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
A small part of central and northeast Kansas
* Effective this Wednesday morning from 125 AM until 600 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Recent thunderstorm development west of Hutchinson has
shown some upscale growth and evolution into a bowing segment with a
comma head structure. This convection will have the potential to
produce a few damaging gusts for the next few hours while moving
east-northeastward along a surface front across central into
northeast Kansas.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west of
Hutchinson KS to 115 miles east northeast of Hutchinson KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 371...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
25030.
...Thompson
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The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 372 SEVERE TSTM KS 150625Z - 151100Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30W HUT/HUTCHINSON KS/ - 115ENE HUT/HUTCHINSON KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM N/S /44WNW ICT - 65WSW MCI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
LAT...LON 38509842 39129590 38259590 37639842
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 372 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 372
VALID 150835Z - 150940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE ICT TO
40 ESE SLN TO 25 E SLN.
..DIAL..07/15/20
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 372
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC017-041-111-127-197-150940-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHASE DICKINSON LYON
MORRIS WABAUNSEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 372
VALID 150800Z - 150940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SSE HUT
TO 15 NNE HUT TO 20 SW SLN.
..DIAL..07/15/20
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 372
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC017-041-079-111-113-115-127-197-150940-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHASE DICKINSON HARVEY
LYON MCPHERSON MARION
MORRIS WABAUNSEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (<5%)
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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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Mod (40%)
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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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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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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.
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