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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 254

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1100 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO

  NORTHWESTERN KANSAS

  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1100

  PM UNTIL 500 AM MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...COVERAGE OF SEVERE-THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO

EXPAND IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS AN INITIALLY ISOLATED AREA OF

THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN COLORADO EXPANDS AND BUILDS NORTHEASTWARD

OVER THE WATCH AREA.  LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN CONCERN...AND ISOLATED

DAMAGING GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHWEST OF BURLINGTON COLORADO TO 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF

MCCOOK NEBRASKA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 252...WW 253...



AVIATION...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 23025.





...EDWARDS

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WWUS20 KWNS 040458

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SPC WW 040458

COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-041100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 254

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1100 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO

  NORTHWESTERN KANSAS

  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1100

  PM UNTIL 500 AM MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...COVERAGE OF SEVERE-THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO

EXPAND IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS AN INITIALLY ISOLATED AREA OF

THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN COLORADO EXPANDS AND BUILDS NORTHEASTWARD

OVER THE WATCH AREA.  LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN CONCERN...AND ISOLATED

DAMAGING GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHWEST OF BURLINGTON COLORADO TO 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF

MCCOOK NEBRASKA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 252...WW 253...



AVIATION...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 23025.





...EDWARDS

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