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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 187

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1135 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  North-Central Kansas

  Central Nebraska



* Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1135 AM until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are forecast to

develop this afternoon across the Watch area.  Supercells capable of

tornadoes, large to very large hail, and severe gusts are forecast. 

A strong tornado or two is possible later this afternoon, mainly

across portions of north-central Kansas into south-central Nebraska

as the environment becomes increasingly favorable for tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles north northeast of Ainsworth

NE to 35 miles south of Russell KS. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Smith