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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 361

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

905 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and northern Nebraska



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 905 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of severe storms are expected to move

east-southeastward across central Nebraska this evening with an

attendant threat for isolated significant severe gusts (near 75

mph), as well as isolated very large hail (near tennis ball size)

with any persistent supercells.  Additional storms will move into

northern Nebraska early tonight from the northwest, and will pose a

continued threat for damaging winds/large hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 85 miles west of Mullen

NE to 50 miles north northeast of Broken Bow NE. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 356...WW 357...WW

358...WW 359...WW 360...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

31035.



...Thompson

