Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Parts of Kansas and Nebraska

[simplykristi]

Hi All,
Here's a Severe Thunderfstorm Watch that has been posted for parts of Kansas and Nebraska until 8:00 PM CDT.

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 142
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
140 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KANSAS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
OF KEARNEY NEBRASKA TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN KANSAS.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 141...

DISCUSSION...ELEVATED STORMS/SUPERCELLS WITH HAIL AND POSSIBLY HIGH
WIND EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AS
APPARENT UPPER IMPULSE/ZONE OF ASCENT OVER CNTRL KS CONTINUES TO
LIFT NNE BEYOND SHALLOW NNW/SSE ORIENTED BOUNDARY.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 21030.


...CORFIDI