WW 36 SEVERE TSTM KS NE 132230Z – 140500Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 36
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
530 PM CDT Wed Mar 13 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern Kansas
Southern Nebraska
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 530 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…Thunderstorms will increase in coverage and intensity
through the late afternoon and evening across the watch area. A few
of the storms will likely become severe, with large hail the primary
concern.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Hill
City KS to 15 miles south southeast of Falls City 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 35…
AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
25030.
…Hart
