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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 89
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Kansas
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to further develop and
intensify across north-central/east-central Kansas through
mid-afternoon, and move into other parts of eastern/southeast Kansas
and southeast Nebraska by late afternoon and early evening.
Severe-caliber wind gusts should be the most common risk, but some
hail is possible and a brief tornado could also occur, even with
modest moisture.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Grand Island NE to 55 miles southeast of Wichita KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 88...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
22040.
...Guyer
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 89
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Kansas
Southeast Nebraska
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to further develop and
intensify across north-central/east-central Kansas through
mid-afternoon, and move into other parts of eastern/southeast Kansas
and southeast Nebraska by late afternoon and early evening.
Severe-caliber wind gusts should be the most common risk, but some
hail is possible and a brief tornado could also occur, even with
modest moisture.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Grand Island NE to 55 miles southeast of Wichita KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 88...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
22040.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 89 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 062005Z - 070200Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40ENE GRI/GRAND ISLAND NE/ - 55SE ICT/WICHITA KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /35ESE OBH - 57SE ICT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22040.
LAT...LON 41199665 37089582 37089763 41199857
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 89 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 89
VALID 070035Z - 070140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 N PNC TO
40 W EMP TO 10 NW MHK TO 20 WSW BIE TO 15 W OLU.
..LYONS..04/07/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 89
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC015-017-019-035-049-061-073-111-117-127-149-161-197-070140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CHASE CHAUTAUQUA
COWLEY ELK GEARY
GREENWOOD LYON MARSHALL
MORRIS POTTAWATOMIE RILEY
WABAUNSEE
$$
NEC023-067-095-109-151-159-070140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER GAGE JEFFERSON
LANCASTER SALINE SEWARD
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 89
VALID 062300Z - 070040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NW PNC TO
25 ENE HUT TO 15 S CNK TO 35 N CNK TO 15 NNW GRI.
..LYONS..04/06/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 89
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC015-017-019-027-029-035-041-049-061-073-079-111-115-117-127-
143-149-157-161-169-173-191-197-201-070040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CHASE CHAUTAUQUA
CLAY CLOUD COWLEY
DICKINSON ELK GEARY
GREENWOOD HARVEY LYON
MARION MARSHALL MORRIS
OTTAWA POTTAWATOMIE REPUBLIC
RILEY SALINE SEDGWICK
SUMNER WABAUNSEE WASHINGTON
$$
NEC023-067-095-109-151-159-070040-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER GAGE JEFFERSON
LANCASTER SALINE SEWARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 89
VALID 062120Z - 062240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..04/06/24
ATTN...WFO...ICT...TOP...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 89
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC015-017-019-027-029-035-041-049-053-061-073-079-105-111-113-
115-117-127-143-149-155-157-159-161-169-173-191-197-201-
062240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CHASE CHAUTAUQUA
CLAY CLOUD COWLEY
DICKINSON ELK ELLSWORTH
GEARY GREENWOOD HARVEY
LINCOLN LYON MCPHERSON
MARION MARSHALL MORRIS
OTTAWA POTTAWATOMIE RENO
REPUBLIC RICE RILEY
SALINE SEDGWICK SUMNER
WABAUNSEE WASHINGTON
$$
NEC023-067-095-109-151-159-062240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER GAGE JEFFERSON
LANCASTER SALINE SEWARD
$$
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 (5%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (40%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
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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