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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 310
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
625 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northeast Colorado
Northwest Kansas
Southwest and Central Nebraska
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 625 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop this
evening and potentially be capable of severe gusts and large hail.
A couple of severe clusters may evolve with time as this activity
moves east across southern Nebraska through the evening and into the
early overnight hours.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Imperial NE to 40 miles east of Grand Island NE. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 306...WW 307...WW
308...WW 309...
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
24030.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 310 SEVERE TSTM CO KS NE 252325Z - 260600Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40WSW IML/IMPERIAL NE/ - 40E GRI/GRAND ISLAND NE/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /40ENE AKO - 44SE OBH/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
LAT...LON 41090232 41769755 40169755 39500232
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 310 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 310
VALID 260435Z - 260540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SE MCK TO
15 W EAR TO 30 ESE BUB.
..MOSIER..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 310
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC137-147-260540-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
NORTON PHILLIPS
$$
NEC001-019-035-059-061-077-079-081-083-093-099-121-125-129-137-
143-169-181-185-260540-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
FILLMORE FRANKLIN GREELEY
HALL HAMILTON HARLAN
HOWARD KEARNEY MERRICK
NANCE NUCKOLLS PHELPS
POLK THAYER WEBSTER
YORK
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 310
VALID 260255Z - 260340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SE HLC TO
40 NE MCK TO 30 E LBF TO 20 N BUB.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 961
..MOORE..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 310
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC147-260340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
PHILLIPS
$$
NEC001-019-035-041-047-059-061-073-077-079-081-083-093-099-121-
125-129-137-143-163-169-175-181-185-260340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
CUSTER DAWSON FILLMORE
FRANKLIN GOSPER GREELEY
HALL HAMILTON HARLAN
HOWARD KEARNEY MERRICK
NANCE NUCKOLLS PHELPS
POLK SHERMAN THAYER
VALLEY WEBSTER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 310
VALID 260130Z - 260240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 ENE AKO
TO 20 NW BUB.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 961
..MOORE..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 310
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC125-260240-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
YUMA
$$
KSC023-039-065-137-147-153-260240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEYENNE DECATUR GRAHAM
NORTON PHILLIPS RAWLINS
$$
NEC001-019-029-035-041-047-057-059-061-063-065-073-077-079-081-
083-085-087-093-099-111-121-125-129-137-143-145-163-169-175-181-
185-260240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CHASE
CLAY CUSTER DAWSON
DUNDY FILLMORE FRANKLIN
FRONTIER FURNAS GOSPER
GREELEY HALL HAMILTON
HARLAN HAYES HITCHCOCK
HOWARD KEARNEY LINCOLN
MERRICK NANCE NUCKOLLS
PHELPS POLK RED WILLOW
SHERMAN THAYER VALLEY
WEBSTER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 310
VALID 260050Z - 260140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 ENE AKO
TO 35 SE MHN.
..LYONS..05/26/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...GID...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 310
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC125-260140-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
YUMA
$$
KSC023-039-065-137-147-153-260140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEYENNE DECATUR GRAHAM
NORTON PHILLIPS RAWLINS
$$
NEC001-019-029-035-041-047-057-059-061-063-065-073-077-079-081-
083-085-087-093-099-111-113-121-125-129-137-143-145-163-169-175-
181-185-260140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BUFFALO CHASE
CLAY CUSTER DAWSON
DUNDY FILLMORE FRANKLIN
FRONTIER FURNAS GOSPER
GREELEY HALL HAMILTON
HARLAN HAYES HITCHCOCK
HOWARD KEARNEY LINCOLN
LOGAN MERRICK NANCE
NUCKOLLS PHELPS POLK
RED WILLOW SHERMAN THAYER
VALLEY WEBSTER YORK
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
|
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.