WW 397 SEVERE TSTM CO NE 270220Z – 270600Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 397 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 820 PM MDT Mon Jun 26 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Far Northeast Colorado Southwest Nebraska * Effective this Monday night from 820 PM until Midnight MDT. * Primary threats include... Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A semi-focused severe weather risk will continue for a time this evening across the Colorado/Nebraska border region as storms progress east-southeastward. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles west southwest of Sidney NE to 30 miles north northeast of Imperial NE. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 394...WW 395...WW 396... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29025. ...Guyer





