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WWUS20 KWNS 151948

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SPC WW 151948

COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-160300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 90

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

145 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO

  NORTHWEST KANSAS

  SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL

  900 PM MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST

ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO INTO NORTHWEST KS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA

OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  LARGE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH SUPERCELLS AND

ISOLATED SEVERE WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON COLORADO TO 70 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 89...



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 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 21030.





...DARROW

