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WWUS20 KWNS 212005

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SPC WW 212005

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 187

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

310 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO

  WESTERN KANSAS

  EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL

    EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM NEAR THE CO/KS BORDER

THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

BACKED LOW LEVEL WINDS AND INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT THE

RISK OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND

A FEW TORNADOES.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF GOODLAND

KANSAS TO 25 MILES WEST OF LIBERAL KANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE

DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 186...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25020.





...HART

