WW 551 SEVERE TSTM CO KS OK TX 162310Z – 170600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 551
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
610 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Far Southeast Colorado Southwest Kansas Northwest Oklahoma Northern Texas Panhandle * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 610 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage
and move generally east across the watch area this evening, with a
risk for damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west southwest
of Springfield CO to 95 miles south southeast of Dodge City KS. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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 547...WW 548...WW
549...WW 550... 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 550. Mean storm motion vector
27030. ...Bunting
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