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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 576
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WW0576 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate

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   SEL6

   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
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