SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 308

WW 308 SEVERE TSTM IA KS MO NE 270050Z - 270900Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 308
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
750 PM CDT Fri Jun 26 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern Iowa
  Northern and western Kansas
  North-central and northwestern Missouri
  Southern Nebraska

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 750 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Multiple areas of thunderstorms should develop and pose a
severe threat across the watch area into the overnight hours. 
Convective coverage is expected to increase considerably after dark
as the supportive low-level jet strengthens.  Damaging gusts and
sporadic hail are the main concerns.  One or two convective
complexes may evolve and shift southeastward into southern parts of
the watch area tonight with a locally maximized wind-damage threat
as well.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles southwest of
Goodland KS to 20 miles north northeast of Kirksville MO. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 305...WW 306...WW 307...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
27030.

...Edwards

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