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WWUS20 KWNS 222052

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 195

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

255 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northwest Kansas

  Southwest Nebraska



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until

  1000 PM MDT.



* 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

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop

generally northeastward across the region, especially in vicinity of

a front that extends from northeast Colorado into southwest Nebraska

including areas near/north of Ogallala. Large hail and damaging

winds are possible, and a tornado risk may also exist, especially

near the aforementioned boundary near Ogallala.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 90 miles northwest of

North Platte NE to 40 miles east southeast of Goodland 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 193...WW 194...



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

22025.



...Guyer

