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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 628

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

745 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  a large portion of Kansas

  parts of southeast Nebraska



* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 745 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to increase in coverage over

the next several hours across Kansas and adjacent portions of

southern Nebraska, possibly evolving into a large MCS with time.

Locally damaging winds and large hail will be the primary severe

risks, this evening and into the overnight hours.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

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

of Russell KS to 40 miles east of Emporia KS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 626...WW 627...



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 600. Mean storm motion vector

26035.



...Goss

