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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 241

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

305 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Colorado

  Western Kansas



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will increase in coverage and intensity this

afternoon across the watch area.  Very large hail is the main

concern with these storms, along with some risk of damaging winds

and a tornado or two.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles south

southwest of Lamar CO to 80 miles southeast of Hill City KS. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 238...WW 239...WW 240...



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

3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Hart

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