WW 207 TORNADO CO KS NE 101955Z – 110300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 207
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
255 PM CDT Wed May 10 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northeast and East-Central Colorado
Northwest Kansas
Southwest Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 255 PM
until 1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 3 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to develop and increase this
afternoon, initially near the Colorado Front Range as well as
northwest Kansas along/north of a front. This will include
supercells capable of large hail and a few tornadoes, along with the
potential for damaging winds with storms on the High Plains of
eastern Colorado/northwest Kansas/southwest Nebraska.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
north and south of a line from 10 miles south southwest of Denver CO
to 40 miles east southeast of Mccook NE. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 22020.
...Guyer
