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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 325

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

730 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  North central Kansas

  South central Nebraska



* Effective this Thursday night from 730 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...An organized thunderstorm cluster will likely persist for

a few more hours will moving generally eastward along the

Kansas/Nebraska border.  Isolated large hail may occur with the

strongest embedded storms, but the primary threat will be damaging

outflow winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest

of Kearney NE to 35 miles east southeast of Hill City 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 322...WW 323...WW 324...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

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

27035.



...Thompson

