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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 112
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
505 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Monday afternoon from 505 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered supercell development is expected this evening
across central Nebraska. Large hail will be the main threat
(potentially up to 2.5 inches in diameter), though isolated damaging
winds of 60-70 mph and a tornado or two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest
of Valentine NE to 50 miles west of Kearney NE. 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 109...WW 110...WW 111...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
20025.
...Thompson
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 112
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
505 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Monday afternoon from 505 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered supercell development is expected this evening
across central Nebraska. Large hail will be the main threat
(potentially up to 2.5 inches in diameter), though isolated damaging
winds of 60-70 mph and a tornado or two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest
of Valentine NE to 50 miles west of Kearney NE. 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 109...WW 110...WW 111...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
20025.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 112 SEVERE TSTM NE 152205Z - 160500Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30WNW VTN/VALENTINE NE/ - 50W EAR/KEARNEY NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /56WNW ANW - 42NE MCK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20025.
LAT...LON 43019981 40719871 40710120 43010239
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 112 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 112
VALID 160435Z - 160500Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
WW 112 MAY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 16/05Z.
..KERR..04/16/24
ATTN...WFO...LBF...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 112
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NEC005-009-017-031-041-063-071-075-091-103-111-113-115-117-149-
161-171-160500-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARTHUR BLAINE BROWN
CHERRY CUSTER FRONTIER
GARFIELD GRANT HOOKER
KEYA PAHA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOUP MCPHERSON ROCK
SHERIDAN THOMAS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 112
VALID 160330Z - 160440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/16/24
ATTN...WFO...LBF...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 112
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NEC005-009-017-031-041-047-063-071-073-075-091-103-111-113-115-
117-149-161-163-171-175-160440-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARTHUR BLAINE BROWN
CHERRY CUSTER DAWSON
FRONTIER GARFIELD GOSPER
GRANT HOOKER KEYA PAHA
LINCOLN LOGAN LOUP
MCPHERSON ROCK SHERIDAN
SHERMAN THOMAS VALLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 112
VALID 160230Z - 160340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/16/24
ATTN...WFO...LBF...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 112
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NEC005-009-017-031-041-047-063-071-073-075-091-103-111-113-115-
117-149-161-163-171-175-160340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARTHUR BLAINE BROWN
CHERRY CUSTER DAWSON
FRONTIER GARFIELD GOSPER
GRANT HOOKER KEYA PAHA
LINCOLN LOGAN LOUP
MCPHERSON ROCK SHERIDAN
SHERMAN THOMAS VALLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 112
VALID 152335Z - 160040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SQUITIERI..04/15/24
ATTN...WFO...LBF...GID...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 112
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NEC005-009-017-031-041-047-063-071-073-075-091-103-111-113-115-
117-149-161-163-171-175-160040-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARTHUR BLAINE BROWN
CHERRY CUSTER DAWSON
FRONTIER GARFIELD GOSPER
GRANT HOOKER KEYA PAHA
LINCOLN LOGAN LOUP
MCPHERSON ROCK SHERIDAN
SHERMAN THOMAS VALLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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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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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
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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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