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915 

WWUS20 KWNS 161939

SEL6

SPC WW 161939

KSZ000-NEZ000-170200-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 176

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

240 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WESTERN KANSAS

  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL

  900 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SUPERCELL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE

WITH A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND A FEW TORNADOES.

SOME STORMS MAY ALSO EVOLVE INTO LINE SEGMENTS THIS EVENING WHICH

COULD AUGMENT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

MCCOOK NEBRASKA TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIBERAL KANSAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 175...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 23035.





...DIAL

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606 

WWUS20 KWNS 161939

SEL6

SPC WW 161939

KSZ000-NEZ000-170200-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 176

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

240 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WESTERN KANSAS

  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL

  900 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SUPERCELL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE

WITH A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND A FEW TORNADOES.

SOME STORMS MAY ALSO EVOLVE INTO LINE SEGMENTS THIS EVENING WHICH

COULD AUGMENT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

MCCOOK NEBRASKA TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIBERAL KANSAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 175...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 23035.





...DIAL

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