Day: July 30, 2024
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 576
WW 576 SEVERE TSTM IA NE 310455Z – 311200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 576 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1155 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Western Iowa Eastern Nebraska * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1155 PM until 700 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to form during the overnight hours across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, tracking across the watch area. Very unstable conditions will promote a risk of a few severe storms capable of large hail and damaging winds. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west of Tekamah NE to 25 miles north of Ottumwa IA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 575... 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 28030. ...Hart
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 575
WW 575 SEVERE TSTM TN 310135Z – 310700Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 575 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 835 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Middle Tennessee * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 835 PM until 200 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms over western Kentucky will sag southward across middle Tennessee over the next several hours. The strongest cores may produce locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Clarksville TN to 80 miles south of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 571...WW 572...WW 573...WW 574... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 31025. ...Hart
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 574
WW 574 SEVERE TSTM GA NC SC 302200Z – 310300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 574 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 600 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Georgia Western North Carolina Upstate South Carolina * Effective this Tuesday evening from 600 PM until 1100 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over east Tennessee will cross the mountains into northern Georgia and the western Carolinas this evening. Locally damaging wind gusts are the main concern. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles southwest of Chattanooga TN to 25 miles south southeast of Spartanburg SC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 570...WW 571...WW 572...WW 573... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 30030. ...Hart
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