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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 555
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WW0555 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Very Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 555
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   225 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern Colorado
     Western and Central Kansas
     Southwest Nebraska

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph likely
     Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to continue to develop and
   intensify through the afternoon and into the evening.  The stronger
   storms will be capable of a risk for large hail (1-2 inches in
   diameter) and severe gusts (60-75 mph).  A linear thunderstorm
   cluster is expected to eventually evolve by evening with the primary
   risk becoming a wind hazard.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
   statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest
   of Burlington CO to 25 miles north northeast of Russell KS. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   32025.

   ...Smith
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