Sunday, December 25, 2016

SPC Tornado Watch 520

WW 520 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 251645Z - 252300Z
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 520
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1045 AM CST Sun Dec 25 2016

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Central Kansas
  Far south-central Nebraska

* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 1045 AM until
  500 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A narrow line of thunderstorms will sweep east-northeast
this afternoon with the primary hazard being strong to isolated
severe wind gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles northwest of
Concordia KS to 45 miles south southwest of Wichita KS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector
21045.

...Grams

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