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SEL4 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 314 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1035 PM CDT Fri May 23 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Southern Kansas * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1035 PM until 600 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 80 mph possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase tonight across central and southern Kansas. Large to very large hail is possible initially. Storms are expected to grow upscale over time, and this transition towards a more linear mode will favor an increased potential for damaging gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles north northwest of Garden City KS to 60 miles east of Wichita KS. 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Mosier