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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 262
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
620 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Southern Iowa
  Eastern Kansas
  Western Missouri
  Southeast Nebraska

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 620 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Several severe thunderstorm clusters are forecast to
develop and move eastward into the Watch area this evening into the
overnight.  Severe gusts ranging between 60-85 mph are possible with
the more intense thunderstorm cores and bowing segments.  Large hail
may accompany some of the stronger thunderstorms mainly this
evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of Lamoni IA to 55 miles southwest of Chanute KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 259...WW 260...WW 261...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.

...Smith