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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 360

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

845 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  North central Kansas

  Central and northeast Nebraska



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 845 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue to develop and spread

east-southeastward across Nebraska and northern Kansas through the

early overnight hours.  A mix of bowing clusters and supercells will

pose a threat for significant severe wind gusts (near 80 mph) and

isolated very large hail (near tennis ball size).  In addition, an

isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out with embedded supercells

and storm interactions.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast

of Oneill NE to 60 miles west southwest of Concordia 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 356...WW 357...WW

358...WW 359...



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

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

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

30035.



...Thompson

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