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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
606 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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606 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BOTH INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR
PARAMETERS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS...SUPPORTIVE
OF SUPERCELLS AND SEVERE WEATHER.

INITIALLY...THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER RISK AREA WILL BE WEST OF
HIGHWAY 183. THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS AREA WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE TORNADO RISK WILL PRIMARILY BE BEFORE
SUNSET SATURDAY NIGHT.

AFTER SUNSET...THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE
OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING
THE PRIMARY CONCERN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SOME OF
WHICH MAY BE ON THE STRONG TO SEVERE SIDE. OUR COUNTIES EAST OF
HIGHWAY 281 WILL POSE THE BEST CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE
HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.

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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

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