SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 260

WW 260 SEVERE TSTM KS 270225Z - 270700Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 260
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
925 PM CDT Sun May 26 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Kansas

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 925 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Northern portion of an arcing squall line should spread
northeast across southwest Kansas through the early overnight.
Damaging winds and a brief tornado are the primary hazards.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles south southeast
of Dodge City KS to 25 miles northeast of Garden City 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 253...WW 254...WW
255...WW 257...WW 258...WW 259...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
23045.

...Grams

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