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WWUS20 KWNS 142337

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SPC WW 142337

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 143

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

640 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Nebraska



* Effective this Friday night from 640 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify over central

Nebraska and spread across the watch area this evening.  The

stronger cells will pose a risk of large hail and damaging wind

gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north northwest

of Grand Island NE to 50 miles south of Kearney NE. 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 142...



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 450. Mean storm motion vector

25030.



...Hart

