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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 550
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North-central Kansas
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 510 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Isolated severe thunderstorms will continue moving
southeast across the watch area this evening, with a risk for very
large hail and damaging thunderstorm gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles north northeast
of Ainsworth NE to 50 miles east southeast of Hill City KS. 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 547...WW 548...WW 549...
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
31035.
...Bunting
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 550
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North-central Kansas
Central Nebraska
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon from 510 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Isolated severe thunderstorms will continue moving
southeast across the watch area this evening, with a risk for very
large hail and damaging thunderstorm gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles north northeast
of Ainsworth NE to 50 miles east southeast of Hill City KS. 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 547...WW 548...WW 549...
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
31035.
...Bunting
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 550 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 162210Z - 170500Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
5NNE ANW/AINSWORTH NE/ - 50ESE HLC/HILL CITY KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /5NNE ANW - 59E HLC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31035.
LAT...LON 42649866 39099776 39090018 42640122
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 550 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 550
VALID 170215Z - 170340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 S LBF TO
15 ESE EAR TO 30 NE RSL.
..SPC..07/17/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...DDC...GID...ICT...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 550
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC039-051-065-137-141-147-163-167-179-183-195-170340-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DECATUR ELLIS GRAHAM
NORTON OSBORNE PHILLIPS
ROOKS RUSSELL SHERIDAN
SMITH TREGO
$$
NEC061-063-065-073-083-099-137-145-170340-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN FRONTIER FURNAS
GOSPER HARLAN KEARNEY
PHELPS RED WILLOW
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 550
VALID 170100Z - 170240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNW LBF
TO 25 ESE BBW TO 15 WNW HSI TO 25 NE RSL.
..SPC..07/17/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...DDC...GID...ICT...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 550
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC039-051-065-137-141-147-163-167-179-183-195-170240-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DECATUR ELLIS GRAHAM
NORTON OSBORNE PHILLIPS
ROOKS RUSSELL SHERIDAN
SMITH TREGO
$$
NEC019-047-061-063-065-073-083-099-111-137-145-170240-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUFFALO DAWSON FRANKLIN
FRONTIER FURNAS GOSPER
HARLAN KEARNEY LINCOLN
PHELPS RED WILLOW
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 550
VALID 162340Z - 170040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SSE MHN
TO 35 E MHN TO 40 ESE BUB.
..SPC..07/16/24
ATTN...WFO...GLD...DDC...GID...ICT...LBF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 550
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KSC039-051-065-089-123-137-141-147-163-167-179-183-195-170040-
KS
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DECATUR ELLIS GRAHAM
JEWELL MITCHELL NORTON
OSBORNE PHILLIPS ROOKS
RUSSELL SHERIDAN SMITH
TREGO
$$
NEC001-009-019-041-047-061-063-065-073-077-079-083-093-099-111-
113-115-117-137-145-163-171-175-181-170040-
NE
. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BLAINE BUFFALO
CUSTER DAWSON FRANKLIN
FRONTIER FURNAS GOSPER
GREELEY HALL HARLAN
HOWARD KEARNEY LINCOLN
LOGAN LOUP MCPHERSON
PHELPS RED WILLOW SHERMAN
THOMAS VALLEY WEBSTER
$$
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 (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
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 (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.
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