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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 88

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

215 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Northern Kansas

  Western and Central Nebraska



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...An arcing band of thunderstorms is expected to initially

intensify across southwest/west-central Nebraska, and into central

Nebraska and north-central Kansas by late afternoon. Some severe

hail is possible, and perhaps a brief tornado risk, but

severe-caliber wind gusts/wind damage should be the primary impact.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 65 miles north

northwest of Imperial NE to 40 miles southeast of Hastings NE. 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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean storm motion vector

20040.



...Guyer