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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 346

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

940 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Kansas

  Central and Eastern Nebraska

  Southeast South Dakota



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 940 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Lines and clusters of thunderstorms over Nebraska will

spread southeastward overnight across the watch area, with the

potential for widespread strong/damaging winds and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles west southwest of

Russell KS to 10 miles north northeast of Norfolk NE. 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 344...WW 345...



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

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

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

30035.



...Hart

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