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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 176

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

735 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Kansas



* Effective this Friday evening from 735 PM until 1100 PM CDT.



* 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

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Isolated supercells have developed near the dryline and

these storms may persist as they generally move northeastward this

evening across southwest/west-central Kansas. Large hail is the most

probable risk, but there may also be some tornado risk as the

low-level jet increases this evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest

of Russell KS to 50 miles south of Dodge City KS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 171...WW 172...WW

173...WW 174...WW 175...



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 550. Mean storm motion vector

23030.



...Guyer

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