

467 

WWUS20 KWNS 241943

SEL9

SPC WW 241943

COZ000-KSZ000-250300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 119

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 PM MDT Thu May 24 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East Central Colorado

  Western Kansas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until

  900 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over east-central Colorado will build

eastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening, posing a

risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40

statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west southwest

of Burlington CO to 75 miles east southeast of Goodland KS. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

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

25030.



...Hart

