WW 455 TORNADO CO KS 070120Z – 070700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 455
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
720 PM MDT Thu Jul 6 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
East-central and Southeast Colorado
Western Kansas
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 720 PM
until 100 AM MDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Storms are expected to develop and quickly intensify this
evening across east-central/southeast Colorado into western Kansas.
Supercells capable of locally very large hail can be expected, along
with a tornado risk. Storms may eventually cluster with some
increasing wind potential into western/southwest Kansas later this
evening into the overnight.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Burlington CO to
40 miles south of Lamar CO. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 452...WW 454...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 30025.
...Guyer
