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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 504
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Central Kansas
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday night from 605 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of strong/severe storms over central Nebraska will
track eastward through the evening, posing a risk of occasionally
damaging wind gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of
Oneill NE to 15 miles east southeast of Hill City KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 501...WW 502...WW 503...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.
...Hart
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 504
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Central Kansas
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday night from 605 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of strong/severe storms over central Nebraska will
track eastward through the evening, posing a risk of occasionally
damaging wind gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of
Oneill NE to 15 miles east southeast of Hill City KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 501...WW 502...WW 503...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 504 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 032305Z - 040500Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45NE ONL/ONEILL NE/ - 15ESE HLC/HILL CITY KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /39NE ONL - 31E HLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
LAT...LON 42929706 39299864 39290051 42929904
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 504 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 504
VALID 040335Z - 040440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 WSW HLC
TO 50 SSW EAR TO 40 S HSI.
..GRAMS..07/04/24
ATTN...WFO...GID...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 504
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC141-147-163-183-040440-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS
SMITH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 504
VALID 040230Z - 040340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE MCK
TO 25 N GRI TO 30 W OFK TO 10 SW OFK.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1531.
..GRAMS..07/04/24
ATTN...WFO...GID...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 504
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC141-147-163-183-040340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS
SMITH
$$
NEC001-011-061-065-083-099-121-125-137-141-181-040340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BOONE FRANKLIN
FURNAS HARLAN KEARNEY
MERRICK NANCE PHELPS
PLATTE WEBSTER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 504
VALID 040140Z - 040240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SE LBF TO
25 NW GRI TO 40 NE ONL.
..GRAMS..07/04/24
ATTN...WFO...GID...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 504
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC141-147-163-183-040240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS
SMITH
$$
NEC001-003-011-019-027-061-065-073-077-079-083-093-099-107-119-
121-125-137-139-141-167-179-181-040240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ANTELOPE BOONE
BUFFALO CEDAR FRANKLIN
FURNAS GOSPER GREELEY
HALL HARLAN HOWARD
KEARNEY KNOX MADISON
MERRICK NANCE PHELPS
PIERCE PLATTE STANTON
WAYNE WEBSTER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 504
VALID 040035Z - 040140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1530
..MOORE..07/04/24
ATTN...WFO...GID...OAX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 504
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC141-147-163-183-040140-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS
SMITH
$$
NEC001-003-011-019-027-047-061-065-073-077-079-083-093-099-107-
119-121-125-137-139-141-163-167-175-179-181-040140-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ANTELOPE BOONE
BUFFALO CEDAR DAWSON
FRANKLIN FURNAS GOSPER
GREELEY HALL HARLAN
HOWARD KEARNEY KNOX
MADISON MERRICK NANCE
PHELPS PIERCE PLATTE
SHERMAN STANTON VALLEY
WAYNE WEBSTER
$$
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%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.