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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 594

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

825 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Kansas



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 825 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A small but well-organized cluster of storms across

northwest Kansas early this evening will continue east-southeastward

with additional storms expected to develop near/ahead of it through

late evening. Large hail and locally damaging winds can initially be

expected with this activity, with a more certain potential for

damaging winds given the possibility of an expanding/organizing

linear cluster across central Kansas.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles south

southwest of Hill City KS to 35 miles south southeast of Manhattan

KS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch

outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 590...WW 592...WW 593...



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

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

29025.



...Guyer

