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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 332

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

335 PM MDT Sat Jul 3 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern Colorado

  Western Kansas

  Western Nebraska

  South-Central South Dakota



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until

  1000 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify along an axis from

eastern Colorado into southern South Dakota this afternoon and

evening.  The strongest cells in this zone will pose a risk of

damaging wind gusts and large hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest

of Pierre SD to 15 miles southwest of La Junta CO. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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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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 500. Mean storm motion vector

27025.



...Hart

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