WW 211 TORNADO CO KS NE 111720Z – 120000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 211
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1220 PM CDT Thu May 11 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Eastern Colorado
Western Kansas
Southwest Nebraska
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1220 PM
until 700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Bands of storms in a northwest-to-southeast-oriented arc
will continue to develop and intensify initially across far eastern
Colorado and far western/southwest Kansas. This will include
supercells capable of large hail and tornadoes, aside from an
evolving damaging wind risk as the corridor storm development shifts
east-northeastward through the afternoon across western
Kansas/southwest Nebraska.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles west of Burlington CO to 45
miles northeast of Dodge City KS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 210...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 19020.
...Guyer
