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WWUS20 KWNS 160302

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SPC WW 160302

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 385

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1005 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  South-central and southeast Kansas



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1005 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop late this evening

within a northeast/southwest-oriented corridor across

south-central/east-central Kansas, and subsequently spread generally

east/southeastward through the overnight. Large hail and damaging

winds are the primary hazards.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest

of Wichita KS to 35 miles northeast of Chanute KS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 361...WW 362...WW

363...WW 364...



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 550. Mean storm motion vector

28020.



...Guyer

