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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 577
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1145 AM MDT Tue Aug 13 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Colorado
Northwest Kansas
Southwest Nebraska
* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1145 AM until
700 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
SUMMARY…Multiple discrete supercells will pose a risk for
potentially giant hail and a couple tornadoes through this
afternoon. This activity should eventually grow upscale into a
south-southeast moving cluster with an increasing risk for severe
wind gusts towards early evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles northeast of Sidney NE to 50
miles south southeast of Goodland KS. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.