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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 390
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
225 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Central and Northeast Kansas

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A broken band of thunderstorms will probably continue to
pose a risk for large hail and severe gusts across parts of central
Kansas through the afternoon.  As this activity moves east, a severe
threat will possibly move into northeast portions of Kansas.
Additional isolated thunderstorms over south-central Kansas may
develop later this afternoon into the evening and yield a threat for
large hail and severe gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles north of
Manhattan KS to 10 miles southwest of Wichita KS. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 389...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.

...Smith