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WWUS20 KWNS 132138
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 410
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
440 PM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Much of Kansas

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 440 PM until
  1100 PM 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 3
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to continue to
develop late this afternoon into the early evening.  Several
clusters of severe thunderstorms will likely evolve and pose a risk
for severe gusts potentially ranging between 60-85 mph.  Large to
very large hail is possible with the more intense storms mainly from
central parts of Kansas eastward into eastern Kansas.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 65 miles west of Garden
City KS to 30 miles northeast of Emporia 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 408...WW 409...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.

...Smith