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WWUS20 KWNS 201850

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SPC WW 201850

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 357

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 PM CDT Tue Jun 20 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western and Central Kansas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms are expected to form

across the watch area this afternoon.  These storms will drift

slowly southeastward, posing a risk of large hail and damaging wind

gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of

Garden City KS to 35 miles east of Salina KS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

29025.



...Hart

