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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 374

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

900 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Nebraska



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 900 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue spreading eastward across the

watch area this evening, with locally damaging wind gusts and hail

in the stronger cells.  A few significant wind damage reports are

possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of

Oneill NE to 15 miles south southwest of Hastings NE. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 372...WW 373...



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

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

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

26035.



...Hart

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