WW 611 SEVERE TSTM CO KS NE WY 072015Z – 080400Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 611
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Colorado Far Northwest Kansas Western Nebraska Far Southeast Wyoming * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until 1000 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is expected to continue across
the southeastern Wyoming and northeastern Colorado, with these
storms then moving downstream into western Nebraska and far
northwest Kansas. The environment supports large hail with the
early, more cellular storms, with a trend towards a more linear mode
anticipated thereafter. Damaging gusts are the more likely threat as
the line of storms moves into western Nebraska and far northwest
Kansas. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south
southwest of Cheyenne WY to Mccook NE. 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 610... 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
27035. ...Mosier
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