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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 136

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

950 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  northwestern and north-central Kansas

  southwestern and south-central Nebraska



* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 950 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to continue moving

northeastward across portions of northern Kansas and southern

Nebraska over the next several hours.  The strongest storms will be

capable of producing large hail, and locally gusty winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of

Goodland KS to 35 miles southeast 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...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces

tornado watch number 133. Watch number 133 will not be in effect

after 950 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 135...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

22040.



...Goss