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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 256

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

705 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO

  NORTHWESTERN KANSAS

  SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 705 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER

    POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SEVERE-THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS INCREASING AS STORMS DEVELOP

AND INTENSIFY OVER THIS REGION DURING THE REMAINING AFTERNOON INTO

EVENING HOURS.  DAMAGING HAIL AND SPORADIC SEVERE GUSTS ARE

POSSIBLE...AND A SUPERCELL OR TWO MAY SUSTAIN ITSELF LONG ENOUGH IN

AT LEAST A MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME TORNADO RISK.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILL

CITY KANSAS TO 35 MILES NORTH OF MCCOOK NEBRASKA.  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 255...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 34010.





...EDWARDS

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WWUS20 KWNS 050004

SEL6

SPC WW 050004

COZ000-KSZ000-NEZ000-050700-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 256

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

705 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO

  NORTHWESTERN KANSAS

  SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 705 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER

    POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SEVERE-THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS INCREASING AS STORMS DEVELOP

AND INTENSIFY OVER THIS REGION DURING THE REMAINING AFTERNOON INTO

EVENING HOURS.  DAMAGING HAIL AND SPORADIC SEVERE GUSTS ARE

POSSIBLE...AND A SUPERCELL OR TWO MAY SUSTAIN ITSELF LONG ENOUGH IN

AT LEAST A MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME TORNADO RISK.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILL

CITY KANSAS TO 35 MILES NORTH OF MCCOOK NEBRASKA.  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 255...



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 34010.





...EDWARDS

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