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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 281

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

535 PM CDT Tue May 28 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  North Central Kansas

  South Central Nebraska



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 535 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to

    2.5 inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms along a surface boundary

will pose a risk of very large hail and a few tornadoes this

evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 110 miles west of Concordia KS to 45

miles north northeast of Concordia KS. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU1).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 273...WW 274...WW

275...WW 276...WW 277...WW 278...WW 279...WW 280...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25025.



...Hart

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