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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 212

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

435 PM MDT Sat May 23 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Extreme northeast and east central Colorado

  Northwest Kansas

  Extreme southwest Nebraska



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 435 PM until

  1000 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development appears to be underway near a

mesolow along the dryline near Goodland.  At least isolated

supercells should evolve from this initial convection, with the

potential to produce isolated very large hail and a couple of

tornadoes through late evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 50 miles west northwest of Mccook NE to

30 miles south southeast of Goodland KS. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU2).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 207...WW 208...WW

209...WW 210...WW 211...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24025.



...Thompson

