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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 580

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

610 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western and central Kansas



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 610 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 90 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A severe thunderstorm complex, now becoming well-organized

over northwestern Kansas with a history of measured severe wind,

should sweep southeastward across the watch area through this

evening.  The main concern will be severe gusts, though isolated

large hail is possible, and a tornado cannot be ruled out.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles either side of a line from 55 miles northwest of

Liberal KS to 50 miles southeast of Russell KS. 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 577...WW 578...WW 579...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 80 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

31035.



...Edwards

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