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Tornado Watch 207
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 207
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   255 PM CDT Wed May 10 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northeast and East-Central Colorado
     Northwest Kansas
     Southwest Nebraska

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 255 PM
     until 1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes possible
     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
       to 3 inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph possible

   SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to develop and increase this
   afternoon, initially near the Colorado Front Range as well as
   northwest Kansas along/north of a front. This will include
   supercells capable of large hail and a few tornadoes, along with the
   potential for damaging winds with storms on the High Plains of
   eastern Colorado/northwest Kansas/southwest Nebraska.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 10 miles south southwest of Denver CO
   to 40 miles east southeast of Mccook NE. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU7).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
   tornadoes and 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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 22020.

   ...Guyer
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