SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 246

WW 246 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 032315Z - 040600Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 246
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
615 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northern Kansas
  Southwest and Central Nebraska

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 615 PM
  until 100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage this
evening as they move from northern Nebraska and northwest Kansas
into the watch area.  The strongest activity will pose a risk of
large hail and damaging winds.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest
of Imperial NE to 50 miles east of Hastings 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 243...WW 244...WW 245...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28025.

...Hart

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