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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 153
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
400 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Parts of central and north central Kansas
South central Nebraska
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is expected by about 5 pm CDT in
Kansas, with additional storms likely to form this evening into
southern Nebraska. More isolated supercells with large hail and
damaging winds will be the main threat initially, with some
potential for upscale growth into a cluster toward 8-9 pm CDT. A
tornado cannot be ruled out later this evening with any supercells
that persist near the surface warm front.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles south southwest
of Russell KS to 115 miles north of Russell KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
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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
25025.
...Thompson
