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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 508
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 508
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1225 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western and Northern Kansas
     Central and Southern Nebraska

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1225 PM
     until 800 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue to develop and intensify,
   initially near/north of the Interstate 80 corridor in Nebraska early
   this afternoon, but also across northwest Kansas. Storms should
   become more scattered/widespread by late afternoon, especially
   across south-central Nebraska, where large hail and damaging wind
   potential may be most focused.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
   statute miles north and south of a line from 65 miles south of
   Imperial NE to 35 miles east of Grand Island NE. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   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.

   &&

   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 550. Mean storm motion vector
   29030.

   ...Guyer
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