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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 574

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

940 PM CDT Sun Aug 11 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  North Central Kansas

  South-Central Nebraska



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 940 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds expected with scattered significant

    gusts to 85 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  A couple tornadoes possible



SUMMARY...A developing bow echo over northwest Kansas will move

rapidly eastward overnight, posing a risk of widespread damaging

wind gusts across the watch area.  Large hail and a tornado or two

are also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of

Hill City KS to 15 miles south southeast of Beatrice 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 571...WW 572...WW 573...



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

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector

26040.



...Hart

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