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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
331 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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331 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS...
POSSIBLY ORGANIZING INTO A SQUALL LINE AND CROSSING THE OUTLOOK
AREA TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE MAIN
THREAT BEING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SATURDAY...LEFT OVER STORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF THE
AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA BY
LATE MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A LULL FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A NEWLY ESTABLISHED WARM FRONT. SEVERE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 183. THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO...IF A STORM CAN TRACK ALONG OR
CROSS THE WARM FRONT.

FROM SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY...THERE ARE SEVERAL CHANCES
FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT
TO PINPOINT THE DAILY DETAILS REGARDING TIMING AND LOCATION...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR PERIODIC SEVERE STORMS...CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO AT LEAST THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...WIND
GUSTS TO AT LEAST 60 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2
INCHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED 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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